Iwis

//ɪˈwɪs// adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of iwi form-of, plural
Adverb
  1. 1
    Certainly, surely, indeed. archaic, not-comparable, poetic

    "Iwis, in all the Senate There was no heart so bold[…]."

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"Iwis, in all the Senate There was no heart so bold[…]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.

Etymology 2

Plural formed with the suffix -s.

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