English Explanatory Dictionary

vinew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Moldiness, mould.
verb
  1. To become musty or mouldy.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪnjuː/

Word forms

vinew vinews vinewing vinewed

Etymology

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

Related words

vinnow vinnewed vinewed Blue Vinney
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