Old English

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Etymology

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From an unrecorded verb *hnycnan, *hnycnian, from Proto-West Germanic *hnukēn, from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (to bend; crook; twist; wrinkle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈxnyk.ned/, [jeˈn̥yk.ned]

Verb

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ġehnycned

  1. drawn; pinched; wrinkled
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