dwine
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away, dwindle, die”), from *dʰew- (“to pass away, die”). Compare West Frisian ferdwine, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Icelandic dvína. See also English dwindle, dush.
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dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)
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Etymology[edit]
From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwinin, simple past dwinet, past participle dwinet)
Noun[edit]
dwine (plural dwines)
- a decline, a waning
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