vinew

V4I1N1E1W4
/ˈvɪnjuː/

noun

Moldiness, mould.

OriginMiddle English *fine ← Old English fyne ← Proto-Germanic *funiz →
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Meanings

nounvinew (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableMoldiness, mould.
verbvinew (third-person singular simple present vinews, present participle vinewing, simple past and past participle vinewed)

present singular third person vinews · participle present vinewing · participle past vinewed · past vinewed

  1. obsoleteTo become musty or mouldy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pan-“mud, slush, morass”
  2. Proto-Germanic*funiz
  3. Old Englishfyne“moisture, mold, mildew”
  4. Middle English*fine
  5. Englishvinew

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

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APA

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“vinew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinew. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinew,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinew.

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