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vinew.

Moldiness, mould.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɪnjuː/

  1. Moldiness, mould.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈvɪnjuː/

  1. To become musty or mouldy.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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