crengen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *crenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic *krangijaną (to cause to fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkreːnd͡ʒən/, /ˈkrind͡ʒən/, /-t͡ʃən/

Verb

crengen (third-person singular simple present crengeth, present participle crengende, crengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crenged)

  1. (rare) To condescend; to bend in a haughty manner.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: cringe
  • Scots: creenge, creinge

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