dwynen
Appearance
Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dwynen (third-person singular simple present dwyneth, present participle dwynende, dwynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dwyned)
- To dwindle; to become diminished.
- (of plants) To die; to shrivel up.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of dwynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “dwīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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