waniand

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noun

The wane of the Moon.

OriginMiddle English waniand ← Old English waniende →
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Meanings

nounwaniand (uncountable)

alternative wanyand

  1. obsoleteuncountableThe wane of the Moon.

    For all thaire grete fare: It was in the waniand That thai come thare

    1352, Laurence Minot, Poems

Origin

  1. Old Englishwaniende“waning”
  2. Middle Englishwaniand
  3. Englishwaniand

From Middle English waniand, wanyand, wenyande, apparently a noun usage of waniand (“waning”, present participle), from Old English waniende (“waning”, present participle), from wanian (“to wane”), equivalent to wane + -and.

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