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vinew

/ˈvɪnjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vinew
IPA
/ˈvɪnjuː/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Moldiness, mould.

Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

vinews (present, singular) vinewing (participle, present) vinewed (participle, past) vinewed (past)

Phrases

Blue Vinney

Frequently Paired Words

vinnow vinnewed vinewed Blue Vinney

Questions

How do you pronounce vinew?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪnjuː/.
What does vinew mean?
Moldiness, mould.
Where does vinew come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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