English Explanatory Dictionary

wizened

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of wizen
adj
  1. Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪzənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wizened.wav /ˈwaɪzənd/

Word forms

wizened more wizened most wizened

Etymology

From wizen + -ed. Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną. Cognate with Icelandic visna.

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