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for-dwínan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
for-dwínan, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen
To dwindle away, vanish; evānescĕre
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  • Fordwíneþ heó sona

    it soon will dwindle away,

    • Herb. 2, 2
    • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 80, 17.
  • Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ

    awe of man quickly vanishes,

    • Homl. Th. i. 592, 12.
  • Se sceocca fordwán of his gesihþe

    Satan vanished from his sight,

    • ii. 504, 4.
Etymology
[
Chauc. hondes for-dwíned
:
Dut. ver-dwijnen to vanish.
]
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