acwincan
Old English
Etymology
From ā- + cwincan, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwinkaną (“to expire, go out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈkwin.kɑn/, [ɑːˈkwiŋ.kɑn]
Verb
ācwincan
- to become extinguished, quenched; to vanish
Conjugation
Conjugation of ācwincan (strong class 3)
infinitive | ācwincan | ācwincenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ācwince | ācwanc |
second person singular | ācwincst | ācwunce |
third person singular | ācwincþ | ācwanc |
plural | ācwincaþ | ācwuncon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ācwince | ācwunce |
plural | ācwincen | ācwuncen |
imperative | ||
singular | ācwinc | |
plural | ācwincaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ācwincende | ācwuncen |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-cwincan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.