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dwine

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (to slip away, dwindle, die), from *dʰew- (to pass away, die). Compare West Frisian ferdwine, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Icelandic dvína. See also English dwindle, dush.

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Verb

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dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)

  1. (archaic outside Scotland and dialects) To wither, decline, pine away.
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Anagrams

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Old English

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Verb

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dwīne

  1. inflection of dwīnan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Verb

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dwine

  1. inflection of dwīnan:
    1. second-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

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Verb

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dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwinin, simple past dwinet, past participle dwinet)

  1. to waste away, wither, decline

Noun

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dwine (plural dwines)

  1. a decline, a waning