*skrinkwaną

Runic: ᛊᚲᚱᛁᚾᚲᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈskriŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to shrink, pull together, shrivel

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *skringʷ-onom, which may be from a derived root from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (‘to turn, bend (wrinkle, wither)’); compare Polish kurczyć; also compare Lithuanian skrę̃sti (‘to be covered with a crust’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	skrinkwō	skrinkwaų	–
2nd singular	skrinkwizi	skrinkwaiz	skrinkw
3rd singular	skrinkwidi	skrinkwai	skrinkwadau
1st dual	skrinkwōz	skrinkwaiw	–
2nd dual	skrinkwadiz	skrinkwaidiz	skrinkwadiz
1st plural	skrinkwamaz	skrinkwaim	–
2nd plural	skrinkwid	skrinkwaid	skrinkwid
3rd plural	skrinkwandi	skrinkwain	skrinkwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skrinkwai	–
2nd singular	skrinkwazai	skrinkwaizau
3rd singular	skrinkwadai	skrinkwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	skrinkwandai	skrinkwaindau
2nd plural	skrinkwandai	skrinkwaindau
3rd plural	skrinkwandai	skrinkwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skrankw	skrunkį̄
2nd singular	skranht	skrunkīz
3rd singular	skrankw	skrunkī
1st dual	skrunkū	skrunkīw
2nd dual	skrunkudiz	skrunkīdiz
1st plural	skrunkum	skrunkīm
2nd plural	skrunkud	skrunkīd
3rd plural	skrunkun	skrunkīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
skrinkwaną	skrinkwandz	skrunkanaz

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Descendants

sċrincan (Old English)
- schrynken, schrinke, schryngke, schrynke, schrynkyn, shrincke, shrinke, shrinken, scrinkin (Middle English)
  - shrink (English)
  - scrink (Scots)
*skrinkan (Old Dutch)
- *schrinken (Middle Dutch)
  - schrinken (Dutch)
*skrykkva (Old Norse)
- skrøkka (Norwegian)
- skrunkin (Old Swedish)
*skrøkkva (Old Norse)
- skrøkka (Norwegian)
- skrunkin (Old Swedish)

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