wys

English

Interjection

wys

1. (MLE, MTE, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what you saying.
   • 2018 October 8, Ruby Bloom, “What your favourite social media says about you”, in The Tab‎^[1]:

     You’re a fuckboy whose most used phrase is, "wag one b, wys?"[.] Pulling girls at Gravity Monday is the highlight of your week. You constantly send selfies flexing your muscles and showing off your ‘six pack.’

   • 2019 September 20, Matt Livingstone, “Here’s how to get FREE PIZZA in Leeds this Freshers’ Week”, in The Tab‎^[2]:

     While it might not be the best 11 inches you get in Freshers' Week, we can guarantee it'll be the tastiest (and it won't send you 'wys' texts at 3am).

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

wys (present wys, present participle wysende, past participle gewys)

1. to show

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wyse, wis

Etymology

From Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːs/

Adjective

wys (plural and weak singular wyse, comparative wiser, superlative wiseste)

1. wise, thoughtful, proper
2. knowledgeable
3. alert, aware

Related terms

• wisdom
• wisliche

Descendants

• English: wise
• Scots: wis, wise

Noun

wys (plural wyses)

1. A wise individual

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /wɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /wiːs/

Noun

wys

1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Verb

wys

1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwys	wys	ngwys	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yola

Noun

wys

1. Alternative form of wyse
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 17:

     Wu'll gow our wys to Chour Hill,

     We'll go our ways to Chour Hill,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131