[wîn], st. n., wine: acc. sg., [1163], [1234]; instr. wîne, [1468].

[wîr], st. n., wire, spiral ornament of wire: instr. pl. wîrum, [1032]; gen. pl. wîra, [2414].

[wîs], adj., wise, experienced, discreet: nom. sg. m. wîs (in his mind, conscious), [3095]; f. wîs, [1928]; in w. form, se wîsa, [1401], [1699], [2330]; acc. sg. þone wîsan, [1319]; gen. pl. wîsra, [1414]; w. gen. nom. sg. wîs wordcwida (wise of speech), [1846].

[wîsa], w. m., guide, leader: nom. sg. werodes wîsa, [259].—Comp.: brim-, here-, hilde-wîsa.

[wîscte]. See [wýscan].

[wîs-dôm], st. m., wisdom, experience: nom. sg., [350]; instr. sg. wîs-dôme, [1960].

[wîse], w. f., fashion, wise, custom: acc. sg. (instr.) ealde wîsan (after ancient custom), [1866].

[wîs-fäst], adj., wise, sagacious (sapientiâ firmus): nom. sg. f., [627].

[wîs-hycgende], pres. part. wise-thinking, wise, [2717].

[wîsian], w. v., to guide or lead to, direct, point out: 1) w. acc.: inf. heán wong wîsian, [2410]; pret. sg. secg wîsade land-gemyrcu, [208].—2) w. dat.: pres. sg. I. ic eów wîsige (I shall guide you), [292], [3104]; pret. sg. se þæm heaðo-rincum hider wîsade, [370]; sôna him sele-þegn ... forð wîsade (the hall-thane led him thither forthwith, i.e. to his couch), [1796]; stîg wîsode gumum ät-gädere, [320]; so, [1664].—3) w. prep.?: pret. sg. þâ secg wîsode under Heorotes hrôf (when the warrior showed them the way under Heorot's roof, [but under H.'s hrôf depends rather on snyredon ätsomne]), [402].