wanse
To wane; waste, waste away; pine; witherTo wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, UK, dialectal)To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
Origin
From Middle English wansen (“to decrease, diminish”), from Old English wansian (“to diminiFrom 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.
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Forms
wanses, wansing, wansed, wansedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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