different between wrick vs sprain

English

Etymology

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 *wrig?n? (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey?- (“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”).

Verb

wrick (third-person singular simple present wricks, present participle wricking, simple past and past participle wricked)

1. (dialect) To twist; turn
2. (dialect) To wrench; strain

Noun

wrick (plural wricks)

1. A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Synonyms

• crick

English

Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?e?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Verb

sprain (third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)

1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

Translations

Noun

sprain (plural sprains)

1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

Synonyms

• wramp

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Arpins, piRNAs, pirnas, spinar, spiran