See also: Wanse and wǎnsè

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Etymology

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From Middle English wansen (to decrease, diminish), from Old English wansian (to diminish), from Proto-West Germanic *wansōn, a variant of *wanisōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanisōną (to lessen), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (empty). Cognate with Old Norse vansa (to do too little, suffer loss), Old Norse vansi (lack, want). More at wane.

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wanse (third-person singular simple present wanses, present participle wansing, simple past and past participle wansed)

  1. (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.

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