forshrinken

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === forscrincæn, forschrinken === Etymology === From Old English forsċrincan (“to shrink up, dry up, wither away”), equivalent to for- (“completely, to the fullest extent”) +‎ shrinken. === Verb === forshrinken (third-person singular simple present forshrinketh, present participle forshrinkende, forshrinkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative forshrank, past participle forshronken) (intransitive) to shrink up; dry up; wither