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wisen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
wisen
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become wise or wiser.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make wise or wiser.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Old English wīs Middle English wys, wyse English wise English -en English wisen From wise + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wisens (present, singular) wisening (participle, present) wisened (participle, past) wisened (past)

Questions

What does wisen mean?
To become wise or wiser.
Where does wisen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Old English wīs Middle English wys, wyse English wise English -en English wisen From wise + -en.

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