crincgan

Old English

Etymology

Origin obscure. Likely a merger of Old English cringan and *crenġan, *crenċġan, from Proto-Germanic *kringaną and *krangijaną respectively. Compare Old Frisian krenza, krinza (“to harm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrin.jɑn/, [ˈkrin.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

crinċġan

1. Alternative form of cringan

Conjugation

Conjugation of crinċġan (strong class 3)

infinitive	crinċġan	crinċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	crinċġe	crang
second person singular	cringst	crunge
third person singular	cringþ	crang
plural	crinċġaþ	crungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	crinċġe	crunge
plural	crinċġen	crungen
imperative
singular	crinċġ
plural	crinċġaþ
participle	present	past
	crinċġende	(ġe)crungen

Descendants

• Middle English: *crinchen, crenchen, crengen (merged with descendants of *crenċġan)
  • English: cringe