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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (to wriggle), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to turn, wrap, tie), from *wer- (to turn, bend). Perhaps related to Low German wriggen (to twist).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɪkə(n)/
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Verb

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wrikken

  1. to pry, wrench

Inflection

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Conjugation of wrikken (weak)
infinitive wrikken
past singular wrikte
past participle gewrikt
infinitive wrikken
gerund wrikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wrik wrikte
2nd person sing. (jij) wrikt wrikte
2nd person sing. (u) wrikt wrikte
2nd person sing. (gij) wrikt wrikte
3rd person singular wrikt wrikte
plural wrikken wrikten
subjunctive sing.1 wrikke wrikte
subjunctive plur.1 wrikken wrikten
imperative sing. wrik
imperative plur.1 wrikt
participles wrikkend gewrikt
1) Archaic.

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute