Diminishes in size
Shrinketh is an archaic third-person singular form of shrink, using the old English verb ending -eth that has since been replaced by -s.
It appears in older texts and biblical passages: My heart shrinketh from the task.
The form survives mainly in quotations, liturgical language, and deliberate archaism.
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Diminishes in size
Shrinketh is an archaic third-person singular form of shrink, using the old English verb ending -eth that has since been replaced by -s.
It appears in older texts and biblical passages: My heart shrinketh from the task.
The form survives mainly in quotations, liturgical language, and deliberate archaism.
1. archaic — falleth, Old English for drops; sinketh (Archaic for descends); consumeth (Old English for depletes)
SIZE/VOLUME CHANGEshrinketh ≠ increaseth Biblical "gets bigger"; gaineth · dilates · magnifies · expands · grows
COURAGE/BOLDNESSshrinketh ≠ holds fast; dares · charges
head shrinker (Slang for psychiatrist)
shrinker
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/shrinketh