dwine
English
Etymology
From Middle English dwinen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Compare Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, West Frisian ferdwine, Icelandic dvína. See also dwindle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dwaɪn/
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Verb
dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)
- (archaic outside Scotland and dialectal) To wither, decline, pine away.
Related terms
- dwindle
Anagrams
- Edwin, Wendi, indew, widen, winde, wined
Scots
Alternative forms
- dwyne
Etymology
From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dwəin/
Verb
dwine (third-person singular present dwines, present participle dwinin, past dwinet, past participle dwinet)
- to waste away, wither, decline