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verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1.
to wither; shrivel; dry up.
adjective
2.
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Wizen
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Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened
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| wizen1 (ˈwɪzən) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become shrivelled |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a variant of wizened |
| [Old English wisnian; related to Old Norse visna, Old High German wesanēn] | |
| wizen2 (ˈwiːzən) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic word for weasand | |
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Word Origin & History
wizen
O.E. wisnian, weosnian "to wither," cognate with O.N. visna, O.H.G. wesanen "to dry up, shrivel, wither;" Ger. verwesen "to decay, rot."
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