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vinew en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɪnjuː/

Etymology

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Moldiness, mould.

vinew en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɪnjuː/

Etymology

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) To become musty or mouldy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
vinewed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
vinewed Tense=Past lexicographic
vinewing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
vinews Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

vinnewed · vinnow · vinewed · Blue Vinney