different between vinewed vs finew

English

Adjective

vinewed (comparative more vinewed, superlative most vinewed)

1. Alternative form of vinnewed
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act 2, Scene 1, 1838, Charles Knight (editor), The Pictorial edition of the works of Shakspere, Volume 2: Tragedies, Poems, page 94,

     Speak then, thou vinew'dest * leaven, speak: I will beat thee into handsomeness.

     * Vinew'dest — vinewed — vinny — signifies decayed, mouldy; the word in the text is the superlative of vinewed.

Verb

vinewed

1. (obsolete) past participle of vinew

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nju?/

Noun

finew (uncountable)

1. moldiness

Related terms

• fenowed
• vinew, vinnewed, vinewed