Wilt vs Wethered - What's the difference?
wilt | wethered |
To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
To fatigue; to lose strength.
* {{quote-news
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, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
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To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
* Bible, Psalms
(wether)
A castrated buck goat.
A castrated ram.
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As verbs the difference between wilt and wethered
is that wilt is to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower) or wilt can be while wethered is (wether).As a noun wilt
is the act of wilting or the state of being wilted.wilt
English
Etymology 1
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from (etyl) welken, presumed from (etyl) (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Verb
(head)- If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
wethered
English
Verb
(head)wether
English
Alternative forms
* (dialectal)Noun
(en noun)citation, isbn= , page= , passage=There was a great fyer in the chamber, the wether was colde, and I saw now and then a Bishop come out;}} (cited after Samuel Roffey Maitland, 1866, p. 8)