acwinan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ *cwinan, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwīnaną (“to expire, wither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈkwiː.nɑn/

Verb

ācwīnan

1. to dwindle, waste away

Conjugation

Conjugation of ācwīnan (strong class 1)

infinitive	ācwīnan	ācwīnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ācwīne	ācwān
second person singular	ācwīnst	ācwine
third person singular	ācwīnþ	ācwān
plural	ācwīnaþ	ācwinon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ācwīne	ācwine
plural	ācwīnen	ācwinen
imperative
singular	ācwīn
plural	ācwīnaþ
participle	present	past
	ācwīnende	ācwinen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-cwínan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.