vise

vise · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromvītis f“vine”
2. Old French · derived fromvis“screw”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvyz, vice
4. Middle English · inherited fromvis
5. English todayvise

From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”). Probably akin to English withe.

Vise · proper noun²

1. Old French · derived fromdeviser“to split, divide”
2. English todayVise

English topographic surname, from Old French deviser (“to split, divide”).

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