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Forshrunk vs Forshrink - What's the difference?

forshrunk | forshrink |

As verbs the difference between forshrunk and forshrink

is that forshrunk is while forshrink is (archaic) to shrink up; dry up; wither.

As an adjective forshrunk

is utterly shrunk; entirely shrunk up.

forshrunk

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Utterly shrunk; entirely shrunk up.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • .

    • forshrink

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) To shrink up; dry up; wither.
  • *1870 , Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Cowden Clarke, The riches of Chaucer :
    • Forshrunk with heat the ladies eke to-brent, [...]