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Old English · verb

wisnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwis.ni.ɑn/
[ˈwiz.ni.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈwis · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wizen

Meaning

  1. to dry up, wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of wisnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wisniġewisnode
2nd singular wisnastwisnodest
3rd singular wisnaþwisnode
Plural wisniaþwisnodon
Subjunctive
Singular wisniġewisnode
Plural wisniġenwisnoden
Non-finite forms of wisnian
Form
Infinitive wisnian
Inflected infinitive wisnienne
Imperative singular wisna
Imperative plural wisniaþ
Present participle wisniende
Past participle wisnodġewisnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną.

Descendants

wizen

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