wise
wise [-r] adj
OE wís.
- Comprehending; competent; enlightened; sensible; gifted with understanding; capable of good judgment; having the power of discernment.
- Pious; godlike; righteous; religious; [kenning: “Wise Book”] Bible; Old and New Testaments.
- More mature; more understanding; more perceptive.
- Knowledgeable; intelligent; experienced; capable; possessing worldly learning.
- Phrase. “Wise Man / Wise Men”: holy one; man who has wisdom; [fig.] magi; guru; oracle; rabbi; sage; seer; prophet; visionary; holy teacher; divine messenger.
wise adv
OE.
- Phrase. “opon this wise”: in this manner; with this condition; for this purpose; because of this.
- Phrase. “as wise”: just as well; with similar effect; [irony] fruitlessly; in vain; with the same lack of results.
wise n
OE.
- Seer; most intelligent person; one who usually possesses great discernment; [object of the verb “deceives” in the word order inversion.]