wyncen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

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

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwinsən/, /ˈwint͡ʃən/

Verb edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

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	wynced
imperative singular	wynce	—

plural¹	wyncen, wynce	wynceden, wyncede
imperative plural	wynceth, wynce	—

participles	wyncynge, wyncende	wynced

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

Descendants edit

English: wince
Scots: wince, winch

References edit

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