Definition of WIZEN

wizen

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
    • "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

Adj

  • Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Verb

  • To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-West Germanic *wisnōn, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōną, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to consume”). Cognate with Icelandic visna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (frawisan, “to squander through feasting”).

Scrabble Score: 17

wizen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wizen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wizen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

wizen is a valid Words With Friends word