dwynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwiːnən/

Verb

dwynen (third-person singular simple present dwyneth, present participle dwynende, dwynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dwyned)

  1. To dwindle; to become diminished.
  2. (of plants) To die; to shrivel up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dwynen, dwyne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dwyne dwyned
2nd-person singular dwynest dwynedest
3rd-person singular dwyneth dwyned
subjunctive singular dwyne
imperative singular —
plural1 dwynen, dwyne dwyneden, dwynede
imperative plural dwyneth, dwyne —
participles dwynynge, dwynende dwyned, ydwyned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: dwine
  • Scots: dwine

References

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