dwinan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Cognate with Old Norse dvína (Swedish dvina), Middle Low German dwīnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwiː.nɑn/

Verb

dwīnan

  1. to waste away, languish, decline, wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwīnan (strong, class I)
infinitive dwīnan dwīnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dwīne dwān
second person singular dwīnst dwine
third person singular dwīnþ dwān
plural dwīnaþ dwinon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dwīne dwine
plural dwīnen dwinen
imperative
singular dwīn
plural dwīnaþ
participle present past
dwīnende (ġe)dwinen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: dwynen, dewyne, dowyne, duine, dwinen, dwyne, dwynyn
    • English: dwine
    • Scots: dwine
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