schrynken
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English sċrincan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Forms in /sk/ are influenced by Old Norse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schrynken (third-person singular simple present schrynketh, present participle schrynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative schrank, past participle schronken)
- To shrivel up or wrinkle; to contract.
- To pull together; to retract.
- To flinch or cringe; to draw back.
- (Late Middle English, rare, of money) To decrease.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of schrynken (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “shrinken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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