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iwis - What does it mean?

Definition of 'iwis'

English

Alternative forms

* ywis * iwys

Adverb

(-)
  • Certainly, surely, indeed.
  • *, Bk.V:
  • *:Thou art welcome iwys , for thou sekyst aftir sorow!
  • *1842 , Thomas Macaulay, Horatius :
  • *:Iwis , in all the Senate / There was no heart so bold.
  • *1890 , James Russell Lowell, Poetical Works :
  • *:God vanished long ago, iwis , A mere subjective synthesis
  • Similar to 'iwis'

    ies, ios, iwys, iggs