WITHER,
1. To fade to lose its native freshness to become sapless to dry.
It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring. Ezekiel 17 .
2. To waste to pine away as animal bodies as a withered hand. Matthew 12 .
3. To lose or want animal moisture.
Now warm in love, now withring in the grave.
WITHER,
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.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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