wyncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wynce, wynche, wyncyn, wynse, wynsen
• wynci (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman winchir and Old French guencier, from Proto-West Germanic *wankijan. Compare wynken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwinsən/, /ˈwint͡ʃən/

Verb

wyncen (third-person singular simple present wynketh, present participle wynkende, wynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynked)

1. To pull back or flinch.
2. (rare) To swerve or wander.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wyncen, wynce
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wynce	wynced
2nd-person singular	wyncest	wyncedest
3rd-person singular	wynceth	wynced
subjunctive singular	wynce
imperative singular		—
plural1	wyncen, wynce	wynceden, wyncede
imperative plural	wynceth, wynce	—
participles	wyncynge, wyncende	wynced

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

Descendants

• English: wince
• Scots: wince, winch

References

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