Wise, prudent, clever. Only Old English and early Middle English.

= wise, adj. 1.

Wise, learned, skilful. Also absol.

Having practical understanding and ability; skilful, clever; skilled, expert (const. of). Obsolete.

Wise, learned, clever. Obsolete. (Cf. A. 7b.)

Knowing, cunning, wise. Also, cognizant, aware (cf. wise, adj. 3b).

Wise in counsel.

Wise, prudent; providing good counsel.

Well trained or educated; capable, excellent. Obsolete.

Wise, sagacious. Obsolete.

Of a person: Wise, discreet, judicious. In Middle English often the sage (following a proper name). In modern use in narrowed applications…

Wise, prudent.

Having understanding; wise, knowledgeable, sagacious. Cf. heart, n. 12. Obsolete. rare.

Wise, discerning, knowledgeable. Obsolete.

Sagacious, wise, prudent; = hearty, adj. 2. Obsolete.

Of a person, the mind, or intellectual activity: characterized by wisdom or perceptiveness; discriminating, discerning; shrewd; = subtle, adj. 1.

Wise. (A learned synonym, in serious use now only poetic.)

Of, relating to, or resembling Pallas (Athene), the goddess of wisdom in classical mythology. Also in extended use: relating to wisdom…

Full of ‘wit’, wise, sensible.

Of a person, or a person's character, faculties, etc.: having or exercising sound judgement; (in later use) esp. (a) wise in intellectual…

Wise, prudent, sagacious. Obsolete.

Conveying, or full of, wisdom; learned.

Characterized by sapience.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2.)

Epithet of the ‘wisdom’ books of the Bible (Proverbs, Ecclesiates, Canticles, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus); also applied occasionally to kindred writings…