Middle English Dictionary Entry
wī̆sard(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wī̆sard(e n. Also (?error) wysar. |
| Etymology | From wīs(e adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A person possessing great wisdom; ?also, a person who uses knowledge for evil ends.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)530 : Wysard [KC: wysar]: Sagaculus.
- a1500(?a1425) Chester Pl.Antichr.(Pen 399)504/371 : Oute on the, wysarde, with thy wylis, for falsly my peple thowe begylus.