fordwynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fordwīnan; from Proto-Germanic *fra- (“for-”), *dwīnaną (“to disappear, dwindle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dgʷhey- (“to disappear, die”), equivalent to for- +‎ dwynen. Cognate with Dutch verdwijnen (“to disappear, vanish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈdwiːnən/

Verb

fordwynen

  1. To dwindle; to become diminished.
  2. To become weak (with sickness)

Conjugation

References

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