iwis: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Sep. 25, 2014

iwis \ih-WIS\ adverb 1. Obsolete. certainly. Quotes "Ye, iwis," quoth that other wye, "here is wayth fayrest / That I sey this seven yere in sesoun of wynter." -- , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, circa 1375 Origin Iwis has been around in English since before 900. It finds its roots in the Old English adjective gewiss meaning "certain."

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