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

• fordwīnan

Descendants

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