wis

comparative more wis · superlative most wis

1. dialectalobsoleterareCertainly, surely.

   So I wis would the Dragon under him […]

   1884, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices

2. dialectalobsoleterareReally, truly.
3. dialectalobsoleterareIndeed.

   As wis God help me.

   c. 1368-1372, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess

comparative more wis · superlative most wis

1. dialectalobsoleterareCertain.
2. dialectalobsoleterareSure.

   He was wis on his word.

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   I am wis that it will happen.

participle past wist · participle past wissed

1. archaicno pastno present participleobsoleteTo know.

   "The fire seven times tried this: / Seven times tried that judgement is, / That did never choose amiss. / Some there be that shadows kiss: / Such have but a shadow's bliss. / There be fools alive, I wis, / Silver'd o'er; and so was this. / I will ever be your head: / So be gone: you are sped."

   c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix]

2. archaicno pastno present participleobsoleteTo think, suppose.

   Howe'er you wis.

   1850, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day. A Poem, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC

3. archaicno pastno present participleobsoleteTo imagine, ween; to deem.

   And oh, that I should see that star remote / Yet His near Glory miss / Whereto the sun itself and stars do float / As motes, I wis!

   1889, Harriet McEwen Kimball, Poems, "In the Garden"

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   As sure as Heaven shall rescue me, / I have no thought what men they be; / Nor do I know how long it is / (For I have lain in fits, I wis) […]

   1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Christabel. Part I.”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC, page 8

1. abbreviationclippinguncountableusuallyroleplaying gamesClipping of wisdom.

   I often like to have discordant scores, e.g., low wis and high int. One of my current characters has a high int (16) but a low wis (8).

   1995 June 11, verkuilen john v, “Roleplaying Low INT and WIS.”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet)

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   How much wis is "enough" for skill building? What I mean is if you have a bit over 100 cha, that is all you need to get the best prices you can get from vendors. Is there a similiar "cap" for skill building? (i.e. does someone with 250 wis learn faster than someone with 120?)

   2002 February 5, Kothall, “WIS or Mana”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)

   The terminology of V and many variants is confusing regarding wisdom and experience -- for example, if you get a message saying "You feel very naive" it means your wis, not your xp, was drained!

   2003 February 1, Neodymium, “[v302] Passage of Time?”, in rec.games.roguelike.angband (Usenet)

   I had kind of a low wis as well (10), but wis isn't as important for a guardian, especially a light sider (most light side powers are buffs, so you only need to cast them once per battle, unless it's a really long battle). I put all my bonus attributes into wisdom, which got it up to 14, and then on Kashyyk there's an item that will give light siders a boost of +5 wis, which was plenty.

   2004 January 6, Marc DeMarco, “Help, my KOTOR char is an asthmatic moron”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet)

1. abbreviationuncountableroleplaying gamesAbbreviation of wisdom point.