English

Verb

wisse ‎(third-person singular simple present wisses, present participle wissing, simple past and past participle wissed)

1. (archaic) to show, teach, inform, guide, direct

   • Ere we depart I shall thee so well wisse That of mine house ne shalt thou never misse. — Chaucer
   • Shullen men chastice wymmen and wisse / Wiþ betyng whan þei done amisse? — Sidrak and Bokkus, 1500

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wis‧se

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wisse, from Old Dutch *withtha, from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ. The development -thth- > -ss- is regular, compare smidse.

Noun

wisse f ‎(plural wissen)

1. cubic metre (maily when used for firewood)

Etymology 2

Adjective

wisse

1. Inflected form of wis

Etymology 3

Verb

wisse

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of wissen

German

Verb

wisse

1. First-person singular subjunctive I of wissen.
2. Third-person singular subjunctive I of wissen.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wissung ‎(“showing, instruction, guidance, direction; rule, regulation, government”).

Noun

wisse

1. A guide, set of instructions, rule, regulation.

   Her biginneð ancrene wisse. & Ancrene Wisse, c1230

Related terms

• wissen

References

• Middle English Dictionary

Old English

Verb

wisse

1. Alternative form of wiste