shrenchen

Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English screncan, causitive of scrincan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

shrenchen (third-person singular simple present shrencheth, present participle shrenchende, shrenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle shrenched)

(transitive) To cause to shrink.