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wizen
[ wiz-uhn; wee-zuhn ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to wither; shrivel; dry up.
adjective
wizen
1/ ˈwiːzən /
wizen
2/ ˈwɪzən /
verb
- to make or become shrivelled
adjective
- a variant of wizened
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wizen1
Old English wisnian; related to Old Norse visna, Old High German wesanēn
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Example Sentences
Aged she seemed, incredibly old, wizen, dried; though with these people who can tell of age?
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Many were short, little wizen-faced folks, that looked very old; or rather, they seemed old before they ought to be.
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And a strange little elf she looked, being very wizen and small, with one shoulder higher than the other, and a face full of pain.
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The voice comes through their wizen mouths like wind from the crack of an old wainscot.
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She stood there, tearful and wizen, before La Teuse, who was slipping some eggs into the pocket of her apron.
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