crengen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• crenchen, crenge

Etymology

From Old English *crenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic *krangijaną (“to cause to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkreːnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkrind͡ʒən/, /-t͡ʃən/

Verb

crengen (third-person singular simple present crengeth, present participle crengende, crengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crenged)

1. (rare) To condescend; to bend in a haughty manner.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crengen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crengen, crenge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crenge	crenged
2nd-person singular	crengest	crengedest
3rd-person singular	crengeth	crenged
subjunctive singular	crenge
imperative singular		—
plural1	crengen, crenge	crengeden, crengede
imperative plural	crengeth, crenge	—
participles	crengynge, crengende	crenged, ycrenged

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: cringe
• Scots: creenge, creinge

References

• “crengen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.