dwynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

dewyne, dowyne, duine, dwinen, dwyne, dwynyn

Etymology

From Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdwiːnən/

Verb

dwynen

To dwindle; to become diminished.
(of plants) To die; to shrivel up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dwynen, dwyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dwyne	dwyned
2nd-person singular	dwynest	dwynedest
3rd-person singular	dwyneth	dwyned
subjunctive singular	dwyne	dwyned
imperative singular	dwyne	—

plural¹	dwynen, dwyne	dwyneden, dwynede
imperative plural	dwyneth, dwyne	—

participles	dwynynge, dwynende	dwyned, ydwyned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

fordwynen

Descendants

English: dwine
Scots: dwine

References

“dwīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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