gehnycned

Old English

Etymology

From an unrecorded verb *hnycnan, from Proto-Germanic *hnukjaną (“to bend; crook; twist; wrinkle”). Cognate with Old Norse hnykkja (“to pull”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈhnyk.ned/

Verb

gehnycned

drawn; pinched; wrinkled

Related terms

hnocc

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