iwis


Also found in: Acronyms.

i·wis

also y·wis  (ĭ-wĭs′)
adv. Archaic
Certainly; assuredly.

[Middle English, from Old English gewis, certain; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

iwis

(ɪˈwɪs) or

ywis

adv
an archaic word for certainly
[C12: from Old English gewiss certain]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

i•wis

(ɪˈwɪs)

adv. Archaic.
certainly.
[before 900; Middle English, adv. use of neuter of Old English gewiss (adj.) certain, c. Old High German giwis; akin to wit2; see y-]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
This being said, IWI managed to keep the weight down to 6.9 kg without magazine and scope, which is in line with other weapons of similar category.
The year 1992 was a crucial one in New Zealand's recent history, as it was the year when the New Zealand Crown ('the Crown') began preparing a landmark settlement with Maori tribes ('iwi') over New Zealand's fisheries' assets.
Since I it bound where it was free, Methinks, iwis, of right it should Accepted be.
Because measurement is contactless, the chain drive is not affected in any way; no additional deflection pulleys or supports are needed, iwis drive systems, 317-821-3539, www.iwisusa.com.
And if 1 myghte excuse hire any wise, For she so sory was for hire untrouthe, Iwis, I wolde excuse hire yet for routhe.
With optimized load distribution, IWIS power-and-free conveyor chains convey, accumulate, single out and accelerate pallets, containers, crates and other materials in continuous transport.
Maya 74 is a hard white spring wheat developed by CIMMYT (IWIS, 2004).
A strict Euler Path word is one in which one can trace all the letters without lifting pencil from paper and connecting successive letters with horizontal lines: CULM, CULP, ISIS, IWIS, JIMP, MILS, NIMS, NISI, SIMS, SIMP, SWIM, SWIMS, VIMS.
Members that took part in the EPTDA pavilion at the Drives show included Iwis Chain, Bega Tools, Posi Lock Puller and Diamond Chain, plus many others.
(sixteenth century) Nay, nay Ive, it may not be iwis, For Holy must haue the mastry, as the maner is.