dwine
intransitive verb
ˈdwīn
-ed/-ing/-s
now chiefly dialectal
: to waste or pine away : languish
Word History
Etymology
Middle English dwinen, from Old English dwīnan; akin to Middle Dutch dwīnen to disappear, languish, faint, Old Norse dvīna to dwindle or pine away, Old Irish dīth end, death, Armenian di corpse, Old Norse deyja to die