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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman winchir and Old French guencier, from Proto-West Germanic *wankijan. Compare wynken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwinsən/, /ˈwint͡ʃən/
Verb
wyncen (third-person singular simple present wynketh, present participle wynkende, wynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynked)
- To pull back or flinch.
- (rare) To swerve or wander.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “wincen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “winchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.