= _Wusse_ is a
corruption
of _wis_, OE.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
_ Is there aught else
To be demanded?
_Anne. _ . . . a fresh habit,
Of a fashion never seen before, to draw,
The gallants' eyes, that sit upon the stage, upon me.
Gosson has much to say on the subject of women frequenting the
theatre. There, he says (p. 25). 'everye man and his queane are first
acquainted;' and he earnestly recommends all women to stay away from
these 'places of suspition' (pp. 48 f. ).
=1. 6. 40 Yes, wusse.
= _Wusse_ is a corruption of _wis_, OE. _gewis_,
certainly. Jonson uses the forms _I wuss_ (_Wks. _ 1. 102), _I wusse_
(_Wks. _ 6. 146), and _Iwisse_ (_Wks. _ 2. 379. the fol. reading;
Gifford changing to _I wiss_), in addition to the present form. In
some cases the word is evidently looked upon as a verb.
=1. 6. 58 sweet Pinnace. = Cf.
To be demanded?
_Anne. _ . . . a fresh habit,
Of a fashion never seen before, to draw,
The gallants' eyes, that sit upon the stage, upon me.
Gosson has much to say on the subject of women frequenting the
theatre. There, he says (p. 25). 'everye man and his queane are first
acquainted;' and he earnestly recommends all women to stay away from
these 'places of suspition' (pp. 48 f. ).
=1. 6. 40 Yes, wusse.
= _Wusse_ is a corruption of _wis_, OE. _gewis_,
certainly. Jonson uses the forms _I wuss_ (_Wks. _ 1. 102), _I wusse_
(_Wks. _ 6. 146), and _Iwisse_ (_Wks. _ 2. 379. the fol. reading;
Gifford changing to _I wiss_), in addition to the present form. In
some cases the word is evidently looked upon as a verb.
=1. 6. 58 sweet Pinnace. = Cf.
