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
- (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |