wynken
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English wincian, from Proto-West Germanic *winkōn. Compare wyncen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wynken (third-person singular simple present wynketh, present participle wynkende, wynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynked)
- To close the eyes; to blink.
- To wink; to close an eye.
- (with on) To signal or intimate.
- (figuratively) To sleep or doze.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wynken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “winken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.