different between indeed vs iwis

English

Alternative forms

• endeed (obsolete)
• indeedy (North America, local)

Etymology

From Middle English indede, contraction of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”) [early 14^thc.]; equivalent to in +? deed (similar in formation to in fact, in truth, etc.). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?di?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d
• Hyphenation: in?deed

Adverb

indeed (not comparable)

1. (modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

   Synonyms: certainly, definitely, in fact, indubitably, really, surely, truly, undoubtedly; see also Thesaurus:actually
2. (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.

Translations

Interjection

indeed

2. Indicates emphatic agreement.

   Synonyms: absolutely, for real, forsooth, indubitably, sure thing, true that

3. With interrogative intonation (low-high) indicates serious doubt.

Translations

Further reading

• indeed at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Neddie, denied

English

Alternative forms

• iwys (16th century)
• ywis (16th–17th centuries)
• y-wis

Etymology

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ?ewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??w?s/

Adverb

iwis (not comparable)

1. (poetic, archaic) Certainly, surely, indeed.
   • 1842, Thomas Macaulay, Horatius:

     Iwis, in all the Senate / There was no heart so bold […].

   • 1890, James Russell Lowell, Poetical Works:

     God vanished long ago, iwis, A mere subjective synthesis

Anagrams

• Wiis