Wither

Wither - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

WITHER, v.i.

1. To fade; to lose its native freshness; to become sapless; to dry.

It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring. Ezek 17.

2. To waste; to pine away; as animal bodies; as a withered hand. Mat 12.

3. To lose or want animal moisture.

Now warm in love, now withring in the grave.

WITHER, v.t.

1. To cause to fade and become dry; as, the sun withereth the grass. James 1.

2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle and decay, for want of animal moisture.

Age cannot wither her.