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wizen

[ wiz-uhn; wee-zuhn ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to wither; shrivel; dry up.


adjective

wizen

1

/ ˈwɪzən /

verb

  1. to make or become shrivelled


adjective

  1. a variant of wizened

wizen

2

/ ˈwiːzən /

noun

  1. an archaic word for weasand

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wizen1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of wizen1

Old English wisnian; related to Old Norse visna, Old High German wesanēn

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Example Sentences

Aged she seemed, incredibly old, wizen, dried; though with these people who can tell of age?

Many were short, little wizen-faced folks, that looked very old; or rather, they seemed old before they ought to be.

And a strange little elf she looked, being very wizen and small, with one shoulder higher than the other, and a face full of pain.

The voice comes through their wizen mouths like wind from the crack of an old wainscot.

She stood there, tearful and wizen, before La Teuse, who was slipping some eggs into the pocket of her apron.

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