vinew

English

Etymology

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪnjuː/

Noun

vinew (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Moldiness, mould.

Verb

vinew (third-person singular simple present vinews, present participle vinewing, simple past and past participle vinewed)

  1. (obsolete) To become musty or mouldy.
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