dwine

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /dwaɪn/

Verb [edit]

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.

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Scots [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /dwəin/

Verb [edit]

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

  1. to waste away, wither, decline