- dwīnan
- *dwīnangerm., stark. Verb:Verweis: s. *dweinans. dweinan?;
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dwīnan
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dwínan — sv/i1 3rd pres dwínþ past dwán/dwinon ptp is gedwinen to waste away, languish, disappear, pine, fade, dwindle … Old to modern English dictionary
dheu- — I. dheu 1 To flow. a. dew, from Old English dēaw, dew; b. sundew, from Middle Dutch dau, dew; c. Germanic compound *melith dauwaz (see melit ). a c all from Germanic … Universalium
dwindle — verb (dwindled; dwindling) Etymology: probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dwīnan; akin to Old Norse dvīna to pine away, deyja to die more at die Date: 1596 intransitive verb to become … New Collegiate Dictionary
dwindle — /dwin dl/, v., dwindled, dwindling. v.i. 1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away. 2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. v.t. 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health… … Universalium
dwán — past 3rd sing of dwínan … Old to modern English dictionary
tóþwínan — sv/t1 3rd pres tóþwínð past tóþwán/tóþwinon ptp tóþwinen to disappear [dwínan] … Old to modern English dictionary
dwindle — 1590s, apparently diminutive and frequentative of M.E. dwinen waste away, fade, vanish, from O.E. dwinan, from P.Gmc. *dwinanan (Cf. Du. dwijnen to vanish, O.N. dvina, Dan. tvine, Low Ger. dwinen), from PIE *dheu (3) to die (see DIE (Cf. die) … Etymology dictionary
dwindle — verb diminish gradually. Origin C16: frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine fade away , from OE dwīnan, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
dwindle — dwin•dle [[t]ˈdwɪn dl[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish 2) to fall away, as in quality; degenerate 3) to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink • Etymology: 1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (ME;… … From formal English to slang
dwine — /dwaɪn/ (say dwuyn) verb (i) (dwined, dwining) Obsolete to waste away; fade. {Middle English, Old English dwīnan languish} …
