frouncen

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French froncer, froncir, from Old French froncir, from fronce; by surface analysis, frounce +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfruːnsən/

Verb edit

frouncen (third-person singular simple present frounceth, present participle frouncende, frouncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle frounced)

To crease or wrinkle.
To frown or sneer.
(rare) To squeak or squeal.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of frouncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) frouncen, frounce
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	frounce	frounced
2nd-person singular	frouncest	frouncedest
3rd-person singular	frounceth	frounced
subjunctive singular	frounce	frounced
imperative singular	frounce	—

plural¹	frouncen, frounce	frounceden, frouncede
imperative plural	frounceth, frounce	—

participles	frouncynge, frouncende	frounced, yfrounced

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

Descendants edit

English: frounce

References edit

“frǒuncen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.