fordwynen
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English fordwīnan; from Proto-Germanic *fra- (“for-”), *dwīnaną (“to disappear, dwindle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dgʷhey- (“to disappear, die”), equivalent to for- + dwynen. Cognate with Dutch verdwijnen (“to disappear, vanish”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfordwynen
- To dwindle; to become diminished.
- To become weak (with sickness)
Conjugation
editConjugation of fordwynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
edit- “fordwīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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