wizen

English

/ˈwɪzən/

adj
Definitions
  • Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wisenen inherited from Old English wisnian inherited from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjan.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wisnōjan

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