eldertongue

Old English · noun

princ

Part of speech
noun
IPA
/prink/
[priŋk]
Syllables
prink (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. the twinkling of an eye, wink

    On prince ēages

    In the twinkling of an eye

  2. a moment, instant

Etymology

Most likely related to the root of prician (“to prick”) (modern prick), with the notion of "prick" as a tiny point or instant in time. Probably related to modern pry (“to look, inquire closely”). The word survived as Middle English prinken and modern English prink (sense 1) (“to look”).

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