wrenchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wrenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną; equivalent to wrench (“trick”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɛnt͡ʃən/, /ˈwrɛnkən/, /ˈwri-/

Verb

wrenchen (third-person singular simple present wrencheth, present participle wrenchende, wrenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wrenched)

  1. To move about in pain; to writhe.
  2. To contort or twist; to move out of shape.
  3. To wrench away; to forcefully take or push.
  4. (rare) To stray; to deviate or cause to deviate.
  5. (figuratively, rare) To deflect or shed; to rid oneself of.
  6. (figuratively, rare) To distort or contort; to make unrecognisable.
  7. (figuratively, rare) To plot or plan; to devise a strategy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrenchen (weak irregular/in -ed)
infinitive (to) wrenchen, wrenche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wrenche wreynte, wrenched
2nd-person singular wrenchest wreyntest, wrenchedest
3rd-person singular wrencheth wreynte, wrenched
subjunctive singular wrenche
imperative singular —
plural1 wrenchen, wrenche wreynten, wreynte, wrencheden, wrenchede
imperative plural wrencheth, wrenche —
participles wrenchynge, wrenchende wreynt, wrenched, ywreynt, ywrenched

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

Descendants

  • English: wrench
  • Middle Scots: wrenk, wrink

References

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