waned
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane. Waning moons their settled periods keep.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
2.To decline; to fail; to sink. [1913 Webster]
You saw but sorrow in its waning form.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Land and trade ever will wax and wane together.— Sir J. Child.[1913 Webster]