Middle English Dictionary Entry
winchen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | winchen v. Also winche, (early) wenchen. |
| Etymology | AF g)wenchir, vars. of OF guenchir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wincen v.
1.
(a) To kick out or recoil suddenly; also, flinch, wince;
(b) to turn or move away.
Associated quotations
a
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2104 : Qwarells qwayntly swappez thorowe knyghtez With iryn so wekyrly that wynche they neuer.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)140b : To Wynche: Calcitrare…repercutere, repedare, Antepedare.
- a1500 Lydg.Look TM (Jes-C 56)181 : Wynche [Hrl: A gallyd hors wyl wyncen in a stable, For noyse of sadlys].
b
- a1250 Ancr.(Nero A.14)42/27 : Auh for alle onsweres wendeð ou ant wencheð frommard him.