adwæscan
Old English
Etymology
From ā- (“from, away”) + dwǣsċan (“to extinguish, put out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/
Verb
ādwǣsċan
- to staunch; quench; put out; appease
Conjugation
Conjugation of ādwǣsċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ādwǣsċan | ādwǣsċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ādwǣsċe | ādwǣsċte |
second person singular | ādwǣsċest, ādwǣsċst | ādwǣsċtest |
third person singular | ādwǣsċeþ, ādwǣsċþ | ādwǣsċte |
plural | ādwǣsċaþ | ādwǣsċton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ādwǣsċe | ādwǣsċte |
plural | ādwǣsċen | ādwǣsċten |
imperative | ||
singular | ādwǣsċ | |
plural | ādwǣsċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ādwǣsċende | ādwǣsċed |
Descendants
- Middle English: adweschen
- English: adwesch, adush
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ādwǣsċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.