WIZEN


Meaning of WIZEN in English

/wiz"euhn; wee"zeuhn/ , Brit. Dial.

v.i. , v.t.

1. to wither; shrivel; dry up.

adj.

2. wizened.

[ bef. 900; (v.) ME wisenen, OE wisnian; c. ON visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of WIZENED ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .