frouncen
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French froncer, froncir, from Old French froncir, from fronce; by surface analysis, frounce + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
frouncen (third-person singular simple present frounceth, present participle frouncende, frouncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle frounced)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of frouncen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: frounce
References[edit]
- “frǒuncen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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