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adweschen

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English ādwǣsċan (to extinguish, quench, put out, put an end to, put down, suppress, staunch, blot out, appease, destroy), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out) + Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną (to suffocate), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to dwindle, die). Compare English dush.

Verb

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adweschen (third-person singular simple present adwescheth, present participle adweschende, adweschynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle adwesched)

  1. (transitive) to quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)