forshrinken

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English forsċrincan (to shrink up, dry up, wither away), equivalent to for- (completely, to the fullest extent) +‎ shrinken.

Verb

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forshrinken (third-person singular simple present forshrinketh, present participle forshrinkende, forshrinkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative forshrank, past participle forshronken)

  1. (intransitive) to shrink up; dry up; wither
    • c. 1470, unknown, The Floure and the Leafe:
      Forshrunk with heat the ladies eke to-brent, [...]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)