wither

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
2. (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
4. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
5. (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

Noun

singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)

Adv

Against, in opposition to.

withers

• Noun
• Verb

Lees meer

Sinonieme

fade

wilt

shrivel

droop

dry up

decay

dry out

languish

wizen

dry

decline

shrink

die

💀

flag

waste away

deteriorate

shrivel up

thin

become weak

wither away

lean

wrinkle

scorch

waste

atrophy

be half-dry-half-fresh

grow weak

weaken

pine

wane

fall

fade away

sear

rot

burn

weak

emaciate

dwindle

deflate

decompose

blight

drop

recession

putrefy

drained

become thin

perish

melt

dizzy

💫

macerate

Vertalings

welken

se faner

appassire

marchitarse

verwelken

se flétrir

avvizzire

faner

marchitar

welk werden

μαραίνω

flétrir

murchar

verblühen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwɪðɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: widren

Geërf van Old English: wederian

Verwante met Nederlands: verwederen

Verwante met Nederlands: verweren

Verwante met Duits: verwittern

Geërf van Middle English: witheren

Geërf van Old English: wiþerian

Verwante met Middle Dutch: wideren

Verwante met Old High German: widarōn

In summary

From Middle English widren, wydderen (“to dry up, shrivel”), related to or perhaps an alteration of Middle English wederen (“to expose to weather”), from Old English wederian (“to expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather”).
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: Dutch verwederen, Dutch verweren (“to erode by weather”), German verwittern, wittern (“to be ruined by weather; to erode”), Swedish vittra (“wither”).
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