wryngen

Middle English[edit]

wryngen

To force liquid out of something by compressing or squeezing:
1. To wring; to make a twisting motion to release liquid.
2. To compress downwards or squash; to release liquid by pushing down.
To move or make motions erratically due to stress or anguish:
1. To contort or move erratically due to stress (of a person or their hands).
2. To wring one's hands; to make erratic and panicked hand motions.
3. (rare) To move one's mouth into a curled shape.
To affect or modify another's bodily integrity:
1. To inflict bodily or psychological damage or distress; to hurt.
2. To compress from two directions; to effect squeezing on another.
3. To fling while slinging or to hurl while contorting.
4. (rare) To contort or twist one's body.
To pass through a strainer; to release liquid by straining.
(of liquid) To spout or emit outwards; to begin flowing.
(rare) To pull off; to forcibly remove by pulling.
(rare) To let dry or leave to dry; to air out.
(rare) To grip greedily or miserly.
(rare) To evade one's capturers or pursuers; to make a getaway.
(rare, of weapons) To fail to hit or strike; to glance off.

Weak forms are occasionally attested for this verb.

Conjugation of wryngen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) wringen, wringe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wringe	wrong, wrang
2nd-person singular	wringest	wronge, wrong, wrang
3rd-person singular	wringeth	wrong, wrang
subjunctive singular	wringe	wronge¹
imperative singular	wringe	—

plural²	wringen, wringe	wrongen, wronge
imperative plural	wringeth, wringe	—

participles	wringynge, wringende	wrongen, wronge, ywrongen, ywronge

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

“wringen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-17.