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þwínan

  • verb [ strong ]
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þwínan, p. þwán, pl. þwinon; pp. þwinen
Wright's OE grammar
§490;
To get less, dwindle, be reduced (of a swelling)
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  • Beþe ða fét and smyre, ðonne þwínaþ (-eþ, MS.) hý sóna (

    the swelling goes down

    ),
    • Lchdm. i. 84, 25.
  • Ðonne þwínaþ ða áswollena sina,

    • ii. 282, 8.
  • Tácn ðæt se swile þwínan ne mæg, ne út yrnan on ðære litre,

    • 162, 3: 212, 9.
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Cf. dwínan.
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