wisian

== Old English == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wīsōn, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną. Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn, Old Dutch wīson, Old High German wīsōn, and Old Norse vísa (Swedish visa); also compre Old Saxon wīsian, Old Dutch wīsen, and Old High German wīsen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwiː.si.ɑn/, [ˈwiː.zi.ɑn] === Verb === wīsian to show the way, guide, point out Beowulf ll. 291-2 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== forþwīsian ġewīsian rihtwīsian ==== Related terms ==== wīsan wissian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wisen, wijss, wise, wyse, wysenEnglish: wise (dialectal)Middle Scots: wise, wyseScots: wise, wize, wyse === References === == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną. === Verb === wisian to show ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: wîsen German Low German: wiesen Plautdietsch: wiesen