WIZENS

Verb

wizens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wizen

Anagrams

• winzes

Source: Wiktionary


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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