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wanse en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English wansen (“to decrease, diminish”), from Old English wansian (“to diminish”), from Proto-West Germanic *wansōn, a variant of *wanisōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanisōną (“to lessen”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”). Cognate with Old Norse vansa (“to do too little, suffer loss”), Old Norse vansi (“lack, want”). More at wane.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.

Forms

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wansing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wansed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wansed Tense=Past lexicographic
wanze alternative lexicographic
wanses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic