weazen

  • 51wizened — a. Dried, shrivelled, shrunken, thin, sharp, lean, weazen …

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  • 52u̯ei-2, u̯ei̯ǝ- : u̯ī̆- —     u̯ei 2, u̯ei̯ǝ : u̯ī̆     English meaning: to wither     Deutsche Übersetzung: “welken”     Note: extended u̯ī t and u̯ei s     Material: Lat. viēscō, ere “verwelken, verschrumpfen”, viētus “ wilted; faded, flaccid, withered, verschrumpft”;… …

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  • 53wiz|en — «WIHZ uhn, WEE zuhn», verb, adjective. –v.i. to dry up; shrivel; wither. –v.t. to cause to wither or shrivel. –adj. = wizened. (Cf. ↑wizened) Also, weazen. ╂[Old English wisnian dry up, shrivel.] …

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