shrink (v.) Old form(s): shrinke
yield, withdraw, give way
1H6 IV.v.31[John Talbot to Talbot] There is no hope for ever I will stay / If the first hour I shrink and run away [i.e. avoid my first trial]
1H6 IV.vii.5[Talbot to Servant, of John Talbot] he perceived me shrink and on my knee
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