wis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a midwestern state in north central United States
    Wisconsin; WI; Badger State.

WordNet

Wis adverb
Etymology
Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss certain. See Ywis.
Definitions
  1. Certainly; really; indeed. Obs. "As wis God helpe me." Chaucer.
Wis transitive verb
Etymology
Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss, for I wis. See Ywis.
Definitions
  1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. Obs. or Poetic "Howe'er you wis." R. Browning.
    Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). Coleridge.

Webster 1913