wrick

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. To twist; turn
2. To wrench; strain

Noun

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Concetti

storcere

slogare

sinonimi

rick

sprain

wrench

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twist

turn

wrest

wring

crick

kink

mangle

warp

contort

luxate

distort

dislocate

distord

pull

strain

Traduzioni

tordre

verdraaien

contorcer

verwringen

torcer

retorcer

twijnen

verbuigen

wringen

vertrekken

tòrcer

ausrenken

drehen

ringen

torticoli

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wricken

Affine olandese: wrikken

Affine basso tedesco: wriggen

Affine danese: vrikke

Affine svedese: vricka

In summary

From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”).
See also Low German wriggen, German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”).