Vinew

//ˈvɪnjuː// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Moldiness, mould. obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To become musty or mouldy. obsolete

Etymology

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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