crengen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *crenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic *krangijaną (“to cause to fall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkreːnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkrind͡ʒən/, /-t͡ʃən/

Verb

crengen (third-person singular simple present crengeth, present participle crengende, crengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crenged)

  1. (rare) To condescend; to bend in a haughty manner.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crengen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) crengen, crenge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular crenge crenged
2nd-person singular crengest crengedest
3rd-person singular crengeth crenged
subjunctive singular crenge
imperative singular —
plural1 crengen, crenge crengeden, crengede
imperative plural crengeth, crenge —
participles crengynge, crengende crenged, ycrenged

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

Descendants

  • English: cringe
  • Scots: creenge, creinge

References

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