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Old English · verb

acwinan

Normalised ācwīnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ɑːˈkwiː.nɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈkwiː · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
dwindle

Meaning

  1. to dwindle, waste away

Conjugation

Conjugation of acwinan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ācwīneācwān
2nd singular ācwīnstācwine
3rd singular ācwīnþācwān
Plural ācwīnaþācwinon
Subjunctive
Singular ācwīneācwine
Plural ācwīnenācwinen
Non-finite forms of acwinan
Form
Infinitive ācwīnan
Inflected infinitive ācwīnenne
Imperative singular ācwīn
Imperative plural ācwīnaþ
Present participle ācwīnende
Past participle ācwinen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + *cwinan, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwīnaną (“to expire, wither”).

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