wisen
See also: wizen
English
Verb
wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)
Usage notes
Usually followed by up: "The ignorant always wisen up." -Charles Neal.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːzən/
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | wisen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | wisen | |
| In genitive | wisens | |
| In dative | wisene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wise | — |
| 2nd singular | wijs, wises | — |
| 3rd singular | wijst, wiset | — |
| 1st plural | wisen | — |
| 2nd plural | wijst, wiset | — |
| 3rd plural | wisen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wise | — |
| 2nd singular | wijs, wises | — |
| 3rd singular | wise | — |
| 1st plural | wisen | — |
| 2nd plural | wijst, wiset | — |
| 3rd plural | wisen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | wijs, wise | |
| Plural | wijst, wiset | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | wisende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: wijzen
- Limburgish: wieze
Further reading
- “wisen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “wisen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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