*wrimpaną

Runic: ᚹᚱᛁᛗᛈᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwrim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to grimace, to wince

Etymology

From *wer- (‘to turn, twist’). Compare Ancient Greek ῥέμβω (rhémbō) (rhémbō, ‘I turn in circles’).

Possibly a Blend of *wringaną (‘to squeeze, to twist’) + *hrimpaną (‘to wrinkle, to shrink’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwrimpōwrimpaų–
2nd singularwrimpiziwrimpaizwrimp
3rd singularwrimpidiwrimpaiwrimpadau
1st dualwrimpōzwrimpaiw–
2nd dualwrimpadizwrimpaidizwrimpadiz
1st pluralwrimpamazwrimpaim–
2nd pluralwrimpidwrimpaidwrimpid
3rd pluralwrimpandiwrimpainwrimpandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwrimpai–
2nd singularwrimpazaiwrimpaizau
3rd singularwrimpadaiwrimpaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwrimpandaiwrimpaindau
2nd pluralwrimpandaiwrimpaindau
3rd pluralwrimpandaiwrimpaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwrampwrumpį̄
2nd singularwramftwrumpīz
3rd singularwrampwrumpī
1st dualwrumpūwrumpīw
2nd dualwrumpudizwrumpīdiz
1st pluralwrumpumwrumpīm
2nd pluralwrumpudwrumpīd
3rd pluralwrumpunwrumpīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
wrimpaną wrimpandz wrumpanaz

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Descendants

  • *wrimpan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wrimpan (Old Dutch)
      • wrimpen, wrempen (Middle Dutch)
        • wrimpen (Dutch)
  • *wrimpan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rimpfan (Old High German)
      • rimpfen (Middle High German)
  • *wrimpan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wrimpan (Old Saxon)
      • wrimpen (Middle Low German)

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