verb
wanse
Wanse (verb) means to wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
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To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
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Etymology
From Middle English wansen (“to decrease, diminish”), from Old English wansian (“to diminish”), from Proto-West Germanic *wansōn, a variant of *wanisōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanisōną (“to lessen”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”). Cognate with Old Norse vansa (“to do too little, suffer loss”), Old Norse vansi (“lack, want”). More at wane.
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"wanse" (verb) means to wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.