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finew

noun
/ˈfɪnjuː/

Etymology

From Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch, Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

  1. derived from *poni-o-✻ — “mud, slush, morass”
  2. inherited from *funiz✻
  3. inherited from fyne — “moisture, mold, mildew”
  4. inherited from *fine✻

Definitions

  1. moldiness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA