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vis

Pronunciation: [ˈʋiˀs]

“vis” is a Danish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. manner, way

adjective

  1. wise
  2. sure, certain
  3. certain, a

Etymology

From Old Norse vís (in ǫðru vís(i) "otherwise"), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsǭ (“manner”). Cognate with Norwegian vis, Swedish vis, English wise, Dutch wijze and German Weise. Another variant of the same word is Danish vise (“song”), Swedish visa, from Old Norse vísa.

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