dwine

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away, dwindle, die”), from *dʰew- (“to pass away, die”). Compare West Frisian ferdwine, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Icelandic dvína. See also English dwindle, dush. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dwaɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪn === Verb === dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined) (archaic outside Scotland and dialects) To wither, decline, pine away. ==== Related terms ==== dwindle === Noun === dwine (countable and uncountable, plural not attested) (rare) Decline, wane. Synonyms: dwindling, dwining === Anagrams === Edwin, Wedin, Wendi, Widen, indew, widen, winde, wined == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdwiː.ne/ Rhymes: -iː.ne IPA(key): /ˈdwi.ne/ Rhymes: -i.ne === Verb === dwīne inflection of dwīnan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive === Verb === dwine inflection of dwīnan: second-person singular preterite indicative singular preterite subjunctive == Scots == === Alternative forms === dwyne === Etymology === From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dwəin/ === Verb === dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwinin, simple past and past participle dwinet) to waste away, wither, decline === Noun === dwine (plural dwines) a decline, a waning