wizen

Meaning

Adj

Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Verb

To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.

Synonyms

wither

shrivel

wizened

dry up

withered

wilt

shrivelled

wrinkle

shriveled

shrunken

sere

wasted

wrinkled

lose flesh

waste

wearish

blight

marcid

dried up

droop

fade

flag

languishing

lank

macerate

parched

sear

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪzən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wisenen

Inherited from Old English: wisnian

Cognate with Icelandic: visna

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽

In summary

Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną, from *wesaną (“to consume”). Cognate with Icelandic visna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (frawisan, “to squander through feasting”).