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Search phrase: iwis

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The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.68There be fools alive iwis,There be fooles aliue Iwis
PericlesPer Chorus.II.2His child, iwis, to incest bring;His child I'wis to incest bring:
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.101Iwis your grandam had a worser match.I wis your Grandam had a worser match.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.62Iwis it is not halfway to her heart.I-wis it is not halfe way to her heart:

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iwis[archaism] assuredly, certainly, truly

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Archaisms...ortrait's schedule] there be fools alive iwis / silvered o'er ne nor p...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IWISBASICiwis adv

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