wryngen
Middle English
/ˈwrinɡən/
verb
Definitions
- To force liquid out of something by compressing or squeezing:
- To move or make motions erratically due to stress or anguish:
- To affect or modify another's bodily integrity:
- To pass through a strainer; to release liquid by straining.
- (of liquid) To spout or emit outwards; to begin flowing.
- (rare) To pull off; to forcibly remove by pulling.
- (rare) To let dry or leave to dry; to air out.
- (rare) To grip greedily or miserly.
- (rare) To evade one's capturers or pursuers; to make a getaway.
- (rare) To fail to hit or strike; to glance off.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wringan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wringaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wringing English
- wringen Dutch, Flemish
- *wrenǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wringaną Proto-Germanic
- wringan Old English
- wring Middle English
- wringe Middle English
- wryng Middle English
- wrynge Middle English
- wryngyng Middle English
- wringen Middle Dutch
- ringan Old High German
- 𐍅𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 Gothic
- *wringan Old Dutch
- wringan Old Saxon