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wizen

wi·zen

UK/ˈwɪzən/ US/ˈwaɪzʌn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

  • “the old woman”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “-W.F.Starkie;”
  • “;”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-West Germanic *wisnōn, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōną, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to consume”). Cognate with Icelandic visna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (frawisan, “to squander through feasting”).

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