dwine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams 2 Scots 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English dwīnan, from Germanic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dwaɪn/

[edit] Verb

to dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)

1. (archaic except in Scotland and dialects) To wither, decline, pine away.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deinw
• Edwin
• widen
• wined

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative spellings

• dwyne

[edit] Etymology

Old English dwīnan, from Germanic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dwəin/

[edit] Verb

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

1. to waste away, wither, decline