wyncen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === wynce, wynche, wyncyn, wynse, wynsen wynci (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman winchir and Old French guencier, from Proto-West Germanic *wankijan. Compare wynken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwinsən/, /ˈwint͡ʃən/ === Verb === wyncen (third-person singular simple present wynceth, present participle wyncende, wyncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynced) To pull back or flinch. (rare) To swerve or wander. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: wince Scots: wince, winch ==== References ==== “wincen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “winchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.