forshrinken
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English forsċrincan (“to shrink up, dry up, wither away”), equivalent to for- (“completely, to the fullest extent”) + shrinken.
Verb edit
forshrinken (third-person singular simple present forshrinketh, present participle forshrinkende, forshrinkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative forshrank, past participle forshronken)
- (intransitive) to shrink up; dry up; wither
- c. 1470, unknown, The Floure and the Leafe:
- Forshrunk with heat the ladies eke to-brent, [...]
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