wryngen

wryngen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną; a cognate of Old Frisian *wringa, Middle Low German wringen, Middle Dutch wringen, and Middle High German ringen.

Alternative forms

• wringen, wryngyn, wrynge, wryng, wringe, wring

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwrinɡən/

Verb

wryngen

1. To force liquid out of something by compressing or squeezing:
   1. To wring; to make a twisting motion to release liquid.
   2. To compress downwards or squash; to release liquid by pushing down.
2. To move or make motions erratically due to stress or anguish:
   1. To contort or move erratically due to stress (of a person or their hands).
   2. To wring one's hands; to make erratic and panicked hand motions.
   3. (rare) To move one's mouth into a curled shape.
3. To affect or modify another's bodily integrity:
   1. To inflict bodily or psychological damage or distress; to hurt.
   2. To compress from two directions; to effect squeezing on another.
   3. To fling while slinging or to hurl while contorting.
   4. (rare) To contort or twist one's body.
4. To pass through a strainer; to release liquid by straining.
5. (of liquid) To spout or emit outwards; to begin flowing.
6. (rare) To pull off; to forcibly remove by pulling.
7. (rare) To let dry or leave to dry; to air out.
8. (rare) To grip greedily or miserly.
9. (rare) To evade one's capturers or pursuers; to make a getaway.
10. (rare, of weapons) To fail to hit or strike; to glance off.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wryngen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) wryngen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wringe	wrong, wrang
2nd person singular	wringest	*wrunge, *wrongest, *wrang(est)
3rd person singular	wringeþ, wringeth	wrong, wrang
plural	wringen	wronge(n), wrange(n), wrungen
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wringe	*swurf, swerved
plural	wringen	*swurve(n), *swarfe(n), *swervede(n)
imperative	present
singular	wringe
plural	wringeþ, wringeth
participle	present	past
	wringende, wringinge	(i)wrunge(n), (i)wronge(n)

Usage notes

Weak forms are occasionally attested for this verb.

Related terms

• wrynge
• wryngyng

Descendants

• English: wring
• Scots: wring, wryng

References

• “wringen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-17.