Old English · noun
wisa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈwiː.sɑ/[ˈwiː.zɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈwiː · sɑ (2 syllables)
Meaning
leader, chief
Etymology
Formally wīsan (“to show”) + -a (agent suffix), cognate with Old High German wīso, Old Norse vísi
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