rincer

French

Etymology

From Middle French rincer (to rinse), from Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier (to rinse, cleanse), from Old Norse hreinsa (to rinse, clean out), from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (to clean, purify), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to separate, divide). Cognate with Danish rense (to purify), Norwegian rense (to cleanse), Swedish rensa (to purge, clear, wipe clean), Old High German reinisōn (to clean, purify, atone), Old Norse hreinn (clean, pure). More at riddle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ̃.se/
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Verb

rincer

  1. to rinse.
  2. (slang) drink a lot of alchool.
  • Il est complétement rincé.
  • He is totally drunk.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French, see above.

Verb

rincer

  1. to rinse (wash briefly with water)
    • 1581, Nicolas Froumenteau, Cabinet du Roy de France, dans lequel il y a trois perles préciouses d'inestimable valeur, page 112
      & que le calice qu'on leur donnoit à boire, n'est que pour leur rincer la bouche
      The chalice they were given to drink was only for them to rinse their mouths

Conjugation

  • As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rainsāre, from Frankish *hrainisōn (to clean, rinse).

Verb

rincer

  1. to rinse (with water)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle French: rincer, rinser, rincier
  • Middle French: rainchier (to beat, thrash)
  • Norman: rinchi (Jersiais)
  • Picard: rinceu (Athois), rincher (Ch'ti)
  • Middle English: rynsen, ryncen, rynschen (to rinse) (merger with similar forms from Old Norse hreinsa)
    • English: rinse, rench (dialectal)
    • Scots: rinche, reenge, rensch
  • Middle English: ranshen (to rinse with oil, to grease)
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