crincgan

Old English

Etymology

Origin obscure. Likely a merger of Old English cringan and *crenġan, *crenċġan, from Proto-Germanic *kringaną and *krangijaną respectively. Compare Old Frisian krenza, krinza (“to harm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrin.jɑn/, [ˈkrin.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

crinċġan

  1. alternative form of cringan

Conjugation

Conjugation of crinċġan (strong, class III)
infinitive crinċġan crinċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular crinċġe crang
second person singular cringst crunge
third person singular cringþ crang
plural crinċġaþ crungon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular crinċġe crunge
plural crinċġen crungen
imperative
singular crinċġ
plural crinċġaþ
participle present past
crinċġende (ġe)crungen

Descendants

  • Middle English: *crinchen, crenchen, crengen (merged with descendants of *crenċġan)
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