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Old English · verb

wrencan

Normalised wrenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwren.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈwren · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wrenchtwist

Meaning

  1. to twist

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wrenċewrencte
2nd singular wrenċestwrencstwrenctest
3rd singular wrenċeþwrencþwrencte
Plural wrenċaþwrencton
Subjunctive
Singular wrenċewrencte
Plural wrenċenwrencten
Non-finite forms of wrencan
Form
Infinitive wrenċan
Inflected infinitive wrenċenne
Imperative singular wrenċ
Imperative plural wrenċaþ
Present participle wrenċende
Past participle wrenċedġewrenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, whence also Old High German *renken.

Descendants

wrench

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