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WYSS, _adj._

1. Wise, prudent, S.

_Wall._

2. Knowing, informed; _wysser_, better informed, S.

A. S. _wis_, sapiens; Su. G. _wiss_, certus.

3. In the full exercise of reason; more commonly used with a negative, S.

_Ferguson._

~Wyss-wife~, ~Wise-wife~, _s._ A periphrasis for a witch, S.

_Spotswood._

Germ. _weissen-frauen_, witches.

~Wyss-like~, _adj._ Possessing the appearance of propriety, prudent, S.

A. S. _wis-lic_, prudens.

~Wyss-like~, _adv._ Properly, decently, S.

Germ. _weislich_, discreetly, judiciously.

_To_ WISSEL, _v. n._

1. To exchange.

2. To club in drinking, Ang.

~Wissel~, _s._ Change.

V. ~Quhissel~.

_To_ ~Wistel~, _v. a._ To wager, to stake, to bet, Ang.; an improper use of the _v._ _Quhissel_, to exchange.

WYSURE, _s._ Perh. consideration; Teut. _visouwe_, id.

_Dunbar._

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