waniand

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Etymology

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From Middle English waniand, wanyand, wenyande, apparently a noun usage of waniand (waning, present participle), from Old English waniende (waning, present participle), from wanian (to wane), equivalent to wane +‎ -and.

Noun

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waniand (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The wane of the Moon.
    • 1352, Laurence Minot, Poems:
      For all thaire grete fare: It was in the waniand
      That thai come thare

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