"wincian" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈwin.ki.ɑn/, [ˈwiŋ.ki.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*winkōn|t=to close the eyes, wink}} Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wincian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wincian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wincian [infinitive], wincienne [infinitive], winciġe [first-person, present, singular], wincode [first-person, past, singular], wincast [present, second-person, singular], wincodest [past, second-person, singular], wincaþ [present, singular, third-person], wincode [past, singular, third-person], winciaþ [plural, present], wincodon [past, plural], winciġe [present, singular], wincode [past, singular], winciġen [plural, present], wincoden [past, plural], winca [imperative, past, present, singular], winciaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], winciende [imperative, present], wincod [imperative, past], ġewincod [imperative, past]
  1. to close the eyes; blink
    Sense id: en-wincian-ang-verb-vM4buhpx
  2. to wink; make a sign; signal; nod
    Sense id: en-wincian-ang-verb-q7Rb5K9a Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wynken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wynken, wink, winke, wynk, wynke, wynkyn, winkin (Early Middle English)\nEnglish: wink\nScots: wink",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wynken, wink, winke, wynk, wynke, wynkyn, winkin (Early Middle English)\nEnglish: wink\nScots: wink"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*winkōn",
        "t": "to close the eyes, wink"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewincod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wincian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wincian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to close the eyes; blink"
      ],
      "id": "en-wincian-ang-verb-vM4buhpx",
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ],
        [
          "blink",
          "blink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wink; make a sign; signal; nod"
      ],
      "id": "en-wincian-ang-verb-q7Rb5K9a",
      "links": [
        [
          "wink",
          "wink"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "nod",
          "nod"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwin.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwiŋ.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wincian"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 2 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wynken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wynken, wink, winke, wynk, wynke, wynkyn, winkin (Early Middle English)\nEnglish: wink\nScots: wink",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wynken, wink, winke, wynk, wynke, wynkyn, winkin (Early Middle English)\nEnglish: wink\nScots: wink"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*winkōn",
        "t": "to close the eyes, wink"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *winkōn (“to close the eyes, wink”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winciende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wincod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewincod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wincian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wincian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to close the eyes; blink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ],
        [
          "blink",
          "blink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wink; make a sign; signal; nod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wink",
          "wink"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "nod",
          "nod"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwin.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwiŋ.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wincian"
}

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