wisian

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wīsōn, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.[1] Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn, Old Dutch wīson, Old High German wīsōn, and Old Norse vísa (Swedish visa);[2] also compre Old Saxon wīsian, Old Dutch wīsen, and Old High German wīsen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.si.ɑn/, [ˈwiː.zi.ɑn]

Verb

wīsian

  1. to show the way, guide, point out
    • Beowulf ll. 291-2
      Ġewītaþ forþ beran wǣpnu and ġewǣdu. Iċ ēow wīsiġe.
      Go forth carrying your weapons and equipment. I will guide you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīsian (weak, class 2)
infinitive wīsian wīsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wīsiġe wīsode
second person singular wīsast wīsodest
third person singular wīsaþ wīsode
plural wīsiaþ wīsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wīsiġe wīsode
plural wīsiġen wīsoden
imperative
singular wīsa
plural wīsiaþ
participle present past
wīsiende (ġe)wīsod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wisen, wijss, wise, wyse, wysen
    • English: wise (dialectal)
    • Middle Scots: wise, wyse

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wīsōjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  2. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1963) [1934], “wīsian”, in Altenglisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old English Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, →OCLC, page 399.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Verb

wisian

  1. to show

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīsian (weak class 1)
infinitive wīsian
indicative present past
1st person singular wīsiu wīsida
2nd person singular wīsis wīsides
3rd person singular wīsid wīsida
plural wīsiad wīsidun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular wīsie wīsidi
2nd person singular wīsies wīsidis
3rd person singular wīsie wīsidi
plural wīsien wīsidin
imperative present
singular wīsi
plural wīsiad
participle present past
wīsiandi giwīsid, wīsid

Descendants

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