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Dwine

Dwine

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Dwindle
.]
To waste away; to pine; to languish.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Gower.

Definition 2024

dwine

dwine

English

Verb

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

Scots

Alternative forms

  • dwyne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dwəin/

Verb

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

  1. to waste away, wither, decline

Etymology

From Middle English dwinen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Compare Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, West Frisian ferdwine, Icelandic dvína. See also dwindle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dwaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

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