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Old English · verb

wissian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwis.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈwis · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wisswyssewis

Meaning

  1. to show (the way), guide, direct

  2. to declare, make known

Conjugation

Conjugation of wissian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wissiġewissode
2nd singular wissastwissodest
3rd singular wissaþwissode
Plural wissiaþwissodon
Subjunctive
Singular wissiġewissode
Plural wissiġenwissoden
Non-finite forms of wissian
Form
Infinitive wissian
Inflected infinitive wissienne
Imperative singular wissa
Imperative plural wissiaþ
Present participle wissiende
Past participle wissodġewissod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wissōn, cognate with Old Frisian wissia (“to assure”), Middle Low German wissen (“to assure, insure”).

Descendants

wis, wiss, wysse

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