adwæscan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ā- (“from, away”) + dwǣsċan (“to extinguish, put out”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ādwǣsċan
- to staunch; quench; put out; appease
- to extinguish
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
- ...and bēo ic scyldiġ ġif ic his scȳncræft ne mæġ mid ealle ādwǣscan mid mīnum drȳcræfte.
- ...and may I be guilty if I cannot totally extinguish his magic by my sorcery.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]- Middle English: adweschen
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ādwǣsċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.