wrenchen
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wrenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną; equivalent to wrench (“trick”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwrɛnt͡ʃən/, /ˈwrɛnkən/, /ˈwri-/
Verb
wrenchen (third-person singular simple present wrencheth, present participle wrenchende, wrenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wrenched)
- To move about in pain; to writhe.
- To contort or twist; to move out of shape.
- To wrench away; to forcefully take or push.
- (rare) To stray; to deviate or cause to deviate.
- (figuratively, rare) To deflect or shed; to rid oneself of.
- (figuratively, rare) To distort or contort; to make unrecognisable.
- (figuratively, rare) To plot or plan; to devise a strategy.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wrenchen (weak irregular/in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) wrenchen, wrenche | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | wrenche | wreynte, wrenched | |
| 2nd-person singular | wrenchest | wreyntest, wrenchedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | wrencheth | wreynte, wrenched | |
| subjunctive singular | wrenche | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | wrenchen, wrenche | wreynten, wreynte, wrencheden, wrenchede | |
| imperative plural | wrencheth, wrenche | — | |
| participles | wrenchynge, wrenchende | wreynt, wrenched, ywreynt, ywrenched | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “tedden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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