WISSE
Wis"se, v. t. Etym: [AS. wisian. See Wise, a.]
Defn: To show; to teach; to inform; to guide; to direct. [Obs.] Ere we depart I shall thee so well wisse That of mine house ne shalt thou never misse. Chaucer.
WIST
Wist, archaic imp. & p. p. of Wit, v.
Defn: Knew.
WISTARIA
Wis*ta"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] Etym: [So named after Caspar Wistar, an
American anatomist.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers.
Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the Wistaria Sinensis from Eastern Asia. W. fruticosa grows wild in the southern parts of the United States.
WISTFUL Wist"ful, a. Etym: [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See Wish.]
1. Longing; wishful; desirous. Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful, melancholy look towards the sea. Swift.
2. Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative. That he who there at such an hour hath been, Will wistful linger on that hallowed spot. Byron. — Wist"ful*ly, adv. — Wist"ful*ness, n.