wrick

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Synonyms

rick

sprain

wrench

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twist

turn

wrest

wring

crick

kink

mangle

warp

contort

luxate

distort

dislocate

distord

pull

strain

Translations

tordre

storcere

verdraaien

retorcer

contorcer

torcer

twijnen

slogare

vertrekken

verbuigen

verwringen

wringen

ringen

drehen

tòrcer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wricken

Cognate with Dutch: wrikken

Cognate with Low German: wriggen

Cognate with Danish: vrikke

Cognate with Swedish: 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”).