WIZENER

WIZEN

Wiz"en, v. i. Etym: [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesan to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. Virus.]

Definition: To wither; to dry. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Wiz"en, a.

Definition: Wizened; thin; weazen; withered. A little lonely, wizen, strangely clad boy. Dickens.

Wiz"en, n.

Definition: The weasand. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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