cwencan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
cwenċan
- to extinguish, quench
Conjugation
Conjugation of cwenċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | cwenċan | cwenċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cwenċe | cwencte |
| second person singular | cwenċest, cwencst | cwenctest |
| third person singular | cwenċeþ, cwencþ | cwencte |
| plural | cwenċaþ | cwencton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cwenċe | cwencte |
| plural | cwenċen | cwencten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cwenċ | |
| plural | cwenċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cwenċende | (ġe)cwenċed | |
Derived terms
- acwenċan
Related terms
- cwincan
Descendants
- Middle English: quenchen
- English: quench
- Scots: quench
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “cwenċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.