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waniand

waniand noun: the wane of the Moon.

Noun

waniand (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The wane of the Moon.
    • For all thaire grete fare: It was in the waniand
      That thai come thare1352, Laurence Minot, Poems

Forms of waniand

alternative formwanyand

Origin of waniand

From Middle English waniand, wanyand, wenyande, apparently a noun usage of waniand (“waning”, present participle), from Old English waniende (“waning”, present participle), from wanian (“to wane”), equivalent to wane + -and.

Questions about waniand

What does waniand mean?
Waniand means the wane of the Moon.
What part of speech is waniand?
Waniand is a noun.

Words near waniand in the dictionary

  1. wanhope
  2. wanhopes
  3. wanhorn
  4. Wanhsien
  5. Wanhua
  6. waniand
  7. wanigan
  8. wanigans
  9. waning
  10. waning gibbous
  11. waning moon

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