wrinschen

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Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wrinschen, wrenschen, from Middle Low German wrensch, wrenisch, from Old Saxon wrēnisk, from Proto-West Germanic *wrainisk, from Proto-Germanic *wrainiskaz (randy, horny, in rut). Cognate with Dutch wrensen, Middle High German renschen.

Verb[edit]

wrinschen (past singular wrinsch, past participle wrinscht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to neigh, nicker, snicker, whinny

Conjugation[edit]