wys

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English

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Interjection

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wys

  1. (MLE, MTE, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what you saying.
    • 2018 October 8, Ruby Bloom, “What your favourite social media says about you”, in The Tab[1]:
      You’re a fuckboy whose most used phrase is, "wag one b, wys?"[.] Pulling girls at Gravity Monday is the highlight of your week. You constantly send selfies flexing your muscles and showing off your ‘six pack.’
    • 2019 September 20, Matt Livingstone, “Here’s how to get FREE PIZZA in Leeds this Freshers’ Week”, in The Tab[2]:
      While it might not be the best 11 inches you get in Freshers' Week, we can guarantee it'll be the tastiest (and it won't send you 'wys' texts at 3am).

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wys (present wys, present participle wysende, past participle gewys)

  1. to show

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wys (plural and weak singular wyse, comparative wiser, superlative wiseste)

  1. wise, thoughtful, proper
  2. knowledgeable
  3. alert, aware
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Descendants

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  • English: wise
  • Scots: wis, wise

Noun

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wys (plural wyses)

  1. A wise individual

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wys

  1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Verb

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wys

  1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwys wys ngwys unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola

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Noun

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wys

  1. Alternative form of wyse
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 17:
      Wu'll gow our wys to Chour Hill,
      We'll go our ways to Chour Hill,

References

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131