gehnycned

Old English

Etymology

From an unrecorded verb *hnycnan, *hnycnian, from Proto-Germanic *hnukjaną (“to bend; crook; twist; wrinkle”). Cognate with Old Norse hnykkja (“to pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈhnyk.ned/

Verb

gehnycned

1. drawn; pinched; wrinkled

Related terms

• hnocc