[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wane \wane\, v. i. imp.  p. p. waned; p. pr.  vb. n.
   waning. oe. wanien, as. wanian, wonian, from wan, won,
   deficient, wanting; akin to d. wan-, g. wahnsinn, insanity,
   ohg. wan, wana-, lacking, wan?n to lessen, icel. vanr
   lacking, goth. vans; cf. gr. ? bereaved, skr. ?na wanting,
   inferior. ????. cf. want lack, and wanton.
   1913 webster
   1. to be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax,
      and especially applied to the illuminated part of the
      moon.
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            like the moon, aye wax ye and wane.
            waning moons their settled periods keep. --addison.
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   2. to decline; to fail; to sink.
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            you saw but sorrow in its waning form. --dryden.
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            land and trade ever will wax and wane together.
                                                  --sir j.
                                                  child.
      1913 webster
see also:
waned waning want wanton wax 

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