wynken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wincian, from Proto-West Germanic *winkōn. Compare wyncen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwinkən/

Verb

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

  1. To close the eyes; to blink.
  2. To wink; to close an eye.
  3. (with on) To signal or intimate.
  4. (figuratively) To sleep or doze.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wynken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wynken, wynke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wynke wynked
2nd-person singular wynkest wynkedest
3rd-person singular wynketh wynked
subjunctive singular wynke
imperative singular —
plural1 wynken, wynke wynkeden, wynkede
imperative plural wynketh, wynke —
participles wynkynge, wynkende wynked

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: wink
  • Scots: wink

References

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