Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
AWIS, adv. Certainly (S.D.D. 1911).
[Not known to our correspondents. Mid.Eng. iwis, yvis, certainly; O.E. gewis, adj., certain.]