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_marcescere_, and refers to _weih_ (_weak_), and conjecturally to A. - S,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
biocon commented on the word marcescere
Latin marcescere signifies 1. to wither, pine away, droop, decay;
2. become weak, feeble, powerless, to pine or waste away, languish.
September 2, 2014