"wynken" meaning in Middle English

See wynken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwinkən/
Etymology: From Old English wincian, from Proto-West Germanic *winkōn. Compare wyncen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wincian}} Old English wincian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*winkōn}} Proto-West Germanic *winkōn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} wynken, {{enm-verb|stem=wynk}} wynken (third-person singular simple present wynketh, present participle wynkende, wynkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynked) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wynk|c=ed|y=0}} Forms: wynketh [present, singular, third-person], wynkende [participle, present], wynkynge [participle, present], wynked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], wynken [infinitive], to wynken [infinitive], wynke [infinitive], wynke [first-person, present, singular], wynked [first-person, past, singular], wynkest [present, second-person, singular], wynkedest [past, second-person, singular], wynketh [present, singular, third-person], wynked [past, singular, third-person], wynke [present, singular, subjunctive], wynked [past, singular, subjunctive], wynke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], wynken [plural, present], wynke [plural, present], wynkeden [past, plural], wynkede [past, plural], wynketh [imperative, plural, present], wynke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], wynkynge [participle, present], wynkende [participle, present], wynked [participle, past], wink [alternative], winke [alternative], wynk [alternative], wynke [alternative], wynkyn [alternative], winkin [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. To close the eyes; to blink.
    Sense id: en-wynken-enm-verb-Vi-6HMHA Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 22 29 24 24
  2. To wink; to close an eye.
    Sense id: en-wynken-enm-verb-8O3LcJFn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Eye, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Eye: 40 59 1 1 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 22 29 24 24
  3. (with on) To signal or intimate. Tags: with-on
    Sense id: en-wynken-enm-verb-~XbNerAZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 22 29 24 24
  4. (figuratively) To sleep or doze. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-wynken-enm-verb-Rchh4kg~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions, Sleep Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 22 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Sleep: 16 20 17 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wynke

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "wynkeden",
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    },
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      "form": "winkin",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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        "To close the eyes; to blink."
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        "To wink; to close an eye."
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        "To signal or intimate."
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        "(with on) To signal or intimate."
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        "To sleep or doze."
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        "(figuratively) To sleep or doze."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwinkən/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "wynkende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "wynked",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "winke",
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    {
      "form": "wynk",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wynke",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wynkyn",
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        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "winkin",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
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        "To close the eyes; to blink."
      ],
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          "close",
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    {
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        "To wink; to close an eye."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wink",
          "wink"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To signal or intimate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "intimate",
          "intimate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with on) To signal or intimate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-on"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To sleep or doze."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ],
        [
          "doze",
          "doze"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To sleep or doze."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwinkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wynken"
}

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