GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Wizen , v. i. [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesan>n to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. Virus.] To wither; to dry. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]1913 Webster
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Wizen, a. Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.1913 Webster
A little lonely, wizen, strangely clad boy.
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Wizen, n. The weasand. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]1913 Webster