wizenadj.

/ˈwɪz(ə)n/

Forms: Also wizzen.

Etymology: Clipped < wizened adj., the resultant form suggesting a participial adjective in -en.

= wizened adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > shrunken

empty?c1400

withereda1500

wizened1728

weazen1765

wizen1786

weazened1842

weazeny1864

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > contracted into wrinkles

clungc1325

clinkery1398

hirpleda1400

clunged1495

wrinkled?1523

shrivelled1565

rivelled1601

puckered1606

rivelled1627

shrimped1638

truss1674

pursed1676

wizened1728

weazen1765

wizen1786

nirled1808

beshrivelled1821

weazened1842

weazeny1864

concertinaed1880

swivelled1898

scrunty1947

1786 F. Burney Diary 16 Aug. (1842) III. 117 A thin, little, wizen old gentleman..came up.

1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 49 The ladies are all young and wizen, and the gentlemen are all old and wizen.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxxvii. 325 Her little wizen face was as sharp, as ever.

1880 F. G. Lee Church under Q. Elizabeth II. 336 Her now drawn and wizen features.

in combination.1819 M. Edgeworth Let. 17 Apr. (1971) 201 An old thin stupid wizzen looking Mr. Evelyn received us.1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 42 A dingy wizzen-faced portrait.1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. ii. 22 A small, wizen-looking little man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

wizenv.

/ˈwɪz(ə)n/

Forms: Also Middle English wisen, 1500s wisne, 1700s–1800s wizzen.

Etymology: Old English wisnian, weosnian (also áwisnian, forwisnian) = Old High German wesanên, -(e)nên, also ar-, ir-, firwesenên, Old Norse visna (Swedish vissna, Danish visne); compare Old Norse visinn (Swedish, Danish vissen) withered, palsied: < Germanic wis-, whence also Middle High German wesel weak, perished; compare Lithuanian výsti to wither, Latin viēscere to wither, Welsh gwyw ( < *wiswo-) withered, Old Irish feugud ‘marcor’.

1. intransitive. Of plants: To dry up, shrivel, wither. Also transferred of persons, their features, etc. See also wizened adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > become dry [verb (intransitive)] > become dry or wither

sear?c890

wizenc890

fordrya1000

asearc1000

witherc1400

withera1500

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] > contract or shrink > into wrinkles

wizenc890

clinga1000

shrinkc1000

rivelOE

snurpc1300

wrinkle1528

warp1579

shrivel1588

pucker1598

shirpc1639

tuck1797

weazen1821

cringle1823

swivel1898

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > wither [verb (intransitive)]

falloweOE

welka1300

starvec1400

witherc1400

dote?1440

wizena1450

mortifyc1475

vade1492

shrinkc1572

flitter1577

windle1579

shirpc1639

welter1645

welt1854

sickly1882

c890 Wærferth tr. Gregory's Dial. 134 Heo byð geswenced, þæt heo weornað [MS. O. weosnað] & brosnaþ in hire sylfre.

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. John xv. 6 Gif huælc in mec ne wunas gesended bið buta suælce tuigga & drygeð vel wisneð.

971 Blickl. Hom. 115 Þa he [sc. the world] þus fæger wæs..þa wisnode he on Cristes haligra heortum.

c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 343 Arida, weosniendre.

a1450 MS. Cantab. Ff. v. 48 lf. 90 Þe tre weloid & wisened sone, & wex olde and dry.1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Wizzen, to wither. N.1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. To Wizen, to wither; to become dry:..Common in several parts of the north of England.1864 J. Gilbert & G. C. Churchill Excurs. Dolomite Mts. 493 After wizening with cold for an hour, we ran down to the hut for breakfast.1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xxvi His plump features wizened, and his rosy cheeks grew white.

2. transitive. To cause to wither or shrivel. Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > cause to lose freshness

wizen1513

wither1555

wither1599

tarnish1709–10

welt1764

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > contract or shrink > into wrinkles

shrenchc950

clinker1495

wizen1513

rivel1543

clinga1547

shrivel1609

warpa1616

pucker1616

plight1638

weazen1821

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. xii. 42 Tharfor thai suffir panis and turment,..Sum stentit bene in wisnand windis wak.

a1895 R. M. Calder Berwickshire Bard (1897) 223 Self has gained the upper han', An' wizened up their hearts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	wizen
释义	wizenadj. /ˈwɪz(ə)n/ Forms: Also wizzen. Etymology: Clipped < wizened adj., the resultant form suggesting a participial adjective in -en. = wizened adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > shrunken empty?c1400 withereda1500 wizened1728 weazen1765 wizen1786 weazened1842 weazeny1864 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > contracted into wrinkles clungc1325 clinkery1398 hirpleda1400 clunged1495 wrinkled?1523 shrivelled1565 rivelled1601 puckered1606 rivelled1627 shrimped1638 truss1674 pursed1676 wizened1728 weazen1765 wizen1786 nirled1808 beshrivelled1821 weazened1842 weazeny1864 concertinaed1880 swivelled1898 scrunty1947 1786 F. Burney Diary 16 Aug. (1842) III. 117 A thin, little, wizen old gentleman..came up. 1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 49 The ladies are all young and wizen, and the gentlemen are all old and wizen. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxxvii. 325 Her little wizen face was as sharp, as ever. 1880 F. G. Lee Church under Q. Elizabeth II. 336 Her now drawn and wizen features. in combination.1819 M. Edgeworth Let. 17 Apr. (1971) 201 An old thin stupid wizzen looking Mr. Evelyn received us.1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 42 A dingy wizzen-faced portrait.1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. ii. 22 A small, wizen-looking little man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020). wizenv. /ˈwɪz(ə)n/ Forms: Also Middle English wisen, 1500s wisne, 1700s–1800s wizzen. Etymology: Old English wisnian, weosnian (also áwisnian, forwisnian) = Old High German wesanên, -(e)nên, also ar-, ir-, firwesenên, Old Norse visna (Swedish vissna, Danish visne); compare Old Norse visinn (Swedish, Danish vissen) withered, palsied: < Germanic wis-, whence also Middle High German wesel weak, perished; compare Lithuanian výsti to wither, Latin viēscere to wither, Welsh gwyw ( < wiswo-) withered, Old Irish feugud* ‘marcor’. 1. intransitive. Of plants: To dry up, shrivel, wither. Also transferred of persons, their features, etc. See also wizened adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > become dry [verb (intransitive)] > become dry or wither sear?c890 wizenc890 fordrya1000 asearc1000 witherc1400 withera1500 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] > contract or shrink > into wrinkles wizenc890 clinga1000 shrinkc1000 rivelOE snurpc1300 wrinkle1528 warp1579 shrivel1588 pucker1598 shirpc1639 tuck1797 weazen1821 cringle1823 swivel1898 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > wither [verb (intransitive)] falloweOE welka1300 starvec1400 witherc1400 dote?1440 wizena1450 mortifyc1475 vade1492 shrinkc1572 flitter1577 windle1579 shirpc1639 welter1645 welt1854 sickly1882 c890 Wærferth tr. Gregory's Dial. 134 Heo byð geswenced, þæt heo weornað [MS. O. weosnað] & brosnaþ in hire sylfre. c950 Lindisf. Gosp. John xv. 6 Gif huælc in mec ne wunas gesended bið buta suælce tuigga & drygeð vel wisneð. 971 Blickl. Hom. 115 Þa he [sc. the world] þus fæger wæs..þa wisnode he on Cristes haligra heortum. c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 343 Arida, weosniendre. a1450 MS. Cantab. Ff. v. 48 lf. 90 Þe tre weloid & wisened sone, & wex olde and dry.1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Wizzen, to wither. N.1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. To Wizen, to wither; to become dry:..Common in several parts of the north of England.1864 J. Gilbert & G. C. Churchill Excurs. Dolomite Mts. 493 After wizening with cold for an hour, we ran down to the hut for breakfast.1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xxvi His plump features wizened, and his rosy cheeks grew white. 2. transitive. To cause to wither or shrivel. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > cause to lose freshness wizen1513 wither1555 wither1599 tarnish1709–10 welt1764 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > contract or shrink > into wrinkles shrenchc950 clinker1495 wizen1513 rivel1543 clinga1547 shrivel1609 warpa1616 pucker1616 plight1638 weazen1821 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. xii. 42 Tharfor thai suffir panis and turment,..Sum stentit bene in wisnand windis wak. a1895 R. M. Calder Berwickshire Bard (1897) 223 Self has gained the upper han', An' wizened up their hearts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1786v.c890
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