i wiss

English - English

Definition of i wiss in English English dictionary

surely, certainly; indeed, assuredly

I take him for some fiend, I wiss. — Grim, the Collier of Croydon, author unknown.

Turkish pronunciation

ay wîs

Pronunciation

/ˈī ˈwəs/ /ˈaɪ ˈwɪs/

Etymology

() From an incorrect assumption made by editors where i-wiss, iwis (“certainly, for sure”) was hypercorrected to I wiss, as if wiss were a verb and I were the pronoun I. See also wiss, wis, iwis.