wryngen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną; a cognate of Old Frisian *wringa, Middle Low German wringen, Middle Dutch wringen, and Middle High German ringen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwrinɡən/
Verb
wryngen
- To force liquid out of something by compressing or squeezing:
- To move or make motions erratically due to stress or anguish:
- To affect or modify another's bodily integrity:
- To inflict bodily or psychological damage or distress; to hurt.
- To compress from two directions; to effect squeezing on another.
- To fling while slinging or to hurl while contorting.
- (rare) To contort or twist one's body.
- To pass through a strainer; to release liquid by straining.
- (of liquid) To spout or emit outwards; to begin flowing.
- (rare) To pull off; to forcibly remove by pulling.
- (rare) To let dry or leave to dry; to air out.
- (rare) To grip greedily or miserly.
- (rare) To evade one's capturers or pursuers; to make a getaway.
- (rare, of weapons) To fail to hit or strike; to glance off.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wryngen (strong class 3)
infinitive | (to) wryngen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | wringe | wrong, wrang |
2nd person singular | wringest | *wrunge, *wrongest, *wrang(est) |
3rd person singular | wringeþ, wringeth | wrong, wrang |
plural | wringen | wronge(n), wrange(n), wrungen |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | wringe | *swurf, swerved |
plural | wringen | *swurve(n), *swarfe(n), *swervede(n) |
imperative | present | |
singular | wringe | |
plural | wringeþ, wringeth | |
participle | present | past |
wringende, wringinge | (i)wrunge(n), (i)wronge(n) |
Usage notes
Weak forms are occasionally attested for this verb.
References
- “wringen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-17.
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