schrynken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċrincan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Forms in /sk/ are influenced by Old Norse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃrinkən/, /ˈskrinkən/

Verb

schrynken

  1. To shrivel up or wrinkle; to contract.
  2. To pull together; to retract.
  3. To flinch or cringe; to draw back.
  4. (Late Middle English, rare, of money) To decrease.

Conjugation
Conjugation of schrynken (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) schrynken, schrynke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular schrynke schrank
2nd-person singular schrynkest schronke, schranke, schrank
3rd-person singular schrynketh schrank
subjunctive singular schrynke schronke1, schranke1
imperative singular —
plural2 schrynken, schrynke schronken, schronke, schranken, schranke
imperative plural schrynketh, schrynke —
participles schrynkynge, schrynkende schronken, schronke, yschronken, yschronke

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: shrink
  • Scots: scrink

References
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