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Old English · verb

wisan

Normalised wīsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwiː.sɑn/
[ˈwiː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈwiː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
show

wisan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of wīsa:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  2. inflection of wīsa:; nominative/accusative plural

  3. inflection of wīse:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  4. inflection of wīse:; nominative/accusative plural

  5. Inflected form of wīsa

wisan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to show

Conjugation

Conjugation of wisan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wīsewīsde
2nd singular wīsestwīstwīsdest
3rd singular wīseþwīstwīsde
Plural wīsaþwīsdon
Subjunctive
Singular wīsewīsde
Plural wīsenwīsden
Non-finite forms of wisan
Form
Infinitive wīsan
Inflected infinitive wīsenne
Imperative singular wīs
Imperative plural wīsaþ
Present participle wīsende
Past participle wīsedġewīsed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon wīsian, Old High German wīsen, Old Norse vísa.

Descendants

wise

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