wrick
English
Etymology
From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”) (Modern German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”).
Verb
wrick (third-person singular simple present wricks, present participle wricking, simple past and past participle wricked)
- (dialectal) To twist; turn
- (dialectal) To wrench; strain
Noun
wrick (plural wricks)
- A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
Synonyms
- crick