wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)
Usually followed by up: "The ignorant always wisen up." -Charles Neal.
From Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.
wisen
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | wisen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | wisen | |
| In genitive | wisens | |
| In dative | wisene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wise | — |
| 2nd singular | wijs, wises | — |
| 3rd singular | wijst, wiset | — |
| 1st plural | wisen | — |
| 2nd plural | wijst, wiset | — |
| 3rd plural | wisen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wise | — |
| 2nd singular | wijs, wises | — |
| 3rd singular | wise | — |
| 1st plural | wisen | — |
| 2nd plural | wijst, wiset | — |
| 3rd plural | wisen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | wijs, wise | |
| Plural | wijst, wiset | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | wisende | — |
From Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną (“to make wise”).
wīsen
| infinitive | wīsen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wīsu | wīsta |
| 2nd person singular | wīsis, wīsist | wīstōs, wīstōst |
| 3rd person singular | wīsit | wīsta |
| 1st person plural | wīsem, wīsemēs | wīstum, wīstumēs |
| 2nd person plural | wīset | wīstut |
| 3rd person plural | wīsent | wīstun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wīse | wīsti |
| 2nd person singular | wīsēs, wīsēst | wīstīs, wīstīst |
| 3rd person singular | wīse | wīsti |
| 1st person plural | wīsēm, wīsēn, wīsemēs | wīstīm, wīstīn, wīstīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | wīsēt | wīstīt |
| 3rd person plural | wīsēn | wīstīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | wīsi | |
| plural | wīset | |
| participle | present | past |
| wīsenti | giwīst | |