dwine

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

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.

Related terms

• dwindle

Anagrams

• Edwin, Wedin, Wendi, Widen, indew, widen, winde, wined

Scots

Alternative forms

• dwyne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwəin/

Verb

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

1. to waste away, wither, decline

Noun

dwine (plural dwines)

1. a decline, a waning