frouncen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French froncer, froncir, from Old French froncir, from fronce; by surface analysis, frounce +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfruːnsən/

Verb

frouncen (third-person singular simple present frounceth, present participle frouncende, frouncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle frounced)

  1. To crease or wrinkle.
  2. To frown or sneer.
  3. (rare) To squeak or squeal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frouncen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) frouncen, frounce
present tense past tense
1st-person singular frounce frounced
2nd-person singular frouncest frouncedest
3rd-person singular frounceth frounced
subjunctive singular frounce
imperative singular —
plural1 frouncen, frounce frounceden, frouncede
imperative plural frounceth, frounce —
participles frouncynge, frouncende frounced, yfrounced

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: frounce

References

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