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
- drawn; pinched; wrinkled
Related terms
- hnocc