*gawissaz

Runic: ᚷᚨᚹᛁᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ɣɑ.ˈwis.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. certain, sure
  2. known

Etymology

From *ga- + *wissaz (Past participle of *witaną).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gawissazgawissōgawissą, -atōgawissaigawissôzgawissō
Acc.gawissanǭgawissǭgawissą, -atōgawissanzgawissōzgawissō
Gen.gawissas, -isgawissaizōzgawissas, -isgawissaizǫ̂gawissaizǫ̂gawissaizǫ̂
Dat.gawissammaigawissaizōigawissammaigawissaimazgawissaimazgawissaimaz
Inst.gawissanōgawissaizōgawissanōgawissaimizgawissaimizgawissaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gawissôgawissǭgawissôgawissanizgawissōnizgawissōnō
Acc.gawissanųgawissōnųgawissôgawissanunzgawissōnunzgawissōnō
Gen.gawissinizgawissōnizgawissinizgawissanǫ̂gawissōnǫ̂gawissanǫ̂
Dat.gawissinigawissōnigawissinigawissammazgawissōmazgawissammaz
Inst.gawissinēgawissōnēgawissinēgawissammizgawissōmizgawissammiz

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Descendants

  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giwis (Old Dutch)
      • gewis, gewes (Middle Dutch)
        • gewis (Dutch)
          • gewis (Afrikaans)
          • gewis (Negerhollands)
  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ġewiss, ġewis (Old English)
      • ywis, iwis, wis, wiss (Middle English)
        • iwis, wis (English)
        • iwis (Scots)
  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giwis (Old High German)
      • gewis, wis (Middle High German)
        • געוויס (gevis) (Yiddish)
  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giwis (Old High German)
      • gewis, wis (Middle High German)
        • gewiss (German)
          • gewis (Saterland Frisian)
  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giwis, giwiss (Old Saxon)
      • gewis (Middle Low German)
        • gewiss (German Low German)
          • gweśny (Polish)
  • *gawiss (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giwis, giwiss (Old Saxon)
      • gewis (Middle Low German)
        • gewiss (German Low German)
          • gwës (Kashubian)
            • gwësny (Kashubian)
  • viss (Old Norse)
    • vissur (Faroese)
    • viss (Icelandic)
    • viss, viss’e, viss’u, vess, vis (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • viss (Old Norse)
    • vis (Danish)
      • viss (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • viss (Old Norse)
    • viss, vis (Old Swedish)
      • viss (Swedish)

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