Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃrinkən/, /ˈskrinkən/

Verb

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schrynken (third-person singular simple present schrynketh, present participle schrynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative schrank, past participle schronken)

  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

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Descendants

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  • English: shrink
  • Scots: scrink

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