shrump

From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”), related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.

shrump (third-person singular simple present shrumps, present participle shrumping, simple past and past participle shrumped)

1. (dialectal) To shrink, shrivel.
2. (dialectal) To shiver from cold.
3. (dialectal) To shrug (the shoulders).

• scrump
• shrimp
• shrink