cwencan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cwenċan
- to extinguish, quench
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |
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[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cwenċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.