scrincan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną (“shrink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃrin.kɑn/, [ˈʃriŋ.kɑn]

Verb

sċrincan

1. to shrink

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċrincan (strong class 3)

infinitive	sċrincan	sċrincenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċrince	sċranc
second person singular	sċrincst	sċrunce
third person singular	sċrincþ	sċranc
plural	sċrincaþ	sċruncon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċrince	sċrunce
plural	sċrincen	sċruncen
imperative
singular	sċrinc
plural	sċrincaþ
participle	present	past
	sċrincende	(ġe)sċruncen

Derived terms

• forsċrincan
• ġesċrincan

Descendants

• Middle English: schrynken, schrinke, schryngke, schrynke, schrynkyn, shrincke, shrinke, shrinken, scrinkin
  • English: shrink
  • Scots: scrink