wizen

[ wiz-uhn; wee-zuhn ]

/ ˈwɪz ən; ˈwi zən /

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verb (used with or without object)

to wither; shrivel; dry up.

adjective

wizened.

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Origin of wizen

before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen,Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened

Words nearby wizen

wiz, wizard, wizardly, Wizard of Oz, The Wonderful, wizardry, wizen, wizened, wk., wkly., WKND, wl

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How to use wizen in a sentence

Aged she seemed, incredibly old, wizen, dried; though with these people who can tell of age?
Cursed|George Allan England
Many were short, little wizen-faced folks, that looked very old; or rather, they seemed old before they ought to be.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
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.
A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett
The voice comes through their wizen mouths like wind from the crack of an old wainscot.
The Surrender of Calais|George Colman

She stood there, tearful and wizen, before La Teuse, who was slipping some eggs into the pocket of her apron.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for wizen (1 of 2)

wizen¹

/ (ˈwɪzən) /

verb

to make or become shrivelled

adjective

a variant of wizened

Word Origin for wizen

Old English wisnian; related to Old Norse visna, Old High German wesanēn

British Dictionary definitions for wizen (2 of 2)

wizen²

/ (ˈwiːzən) /

noun

an archaic word for weasand

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