Usually means: Archaic term meaning "certainly" or "surely."
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▸ adverb:  Obsolete spelling of iwis. [(poetic, archaic) Certainly, surely, indeed.]

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iwys, to wisse, wizely, certaynely, indeede, awaie, erewhiles, certie, certes, likely, more...

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iwys, to wisse, wizely, certaynely, indeede, awaie, erewhiles, certie, certes, likely, more...



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