wyncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman winchir and Old French guencier, from Proto-West Germanic *wankijan. Compare wynken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwinsən/, /ˈwint͡ʃən/

Verb

wyncen (third-person singular simple present wynketh, present participle wynkende, wynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynked)

  1. To pull back or flinch.
  2. (rare) To swerve or wander.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyncen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wyncen, wynce
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wynce wynced
2nd-person singular wyncest wyncedest
3rd-person singular wynceth wynced
subjunctive singular wynce
imperative singular —
plural1 wyncen, wynce wynceden, wyncede
imperative plural wynceth, wynce —
participles wyncynge, wyncende wynced

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

Descendants

  • English: wince
  • Scots: wince, winch

References

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