quaven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• quave, quavyn (Late Middle English)
• cwavien (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwaːvən/

Verb

quaven (third-person singular simple present quaveth, present participle quavende, quavynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quaved)

1. (intransitive, uncommon) To shake, quake, or tremble.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quaven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) quaven, quave
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	quave	quaved
2nd-person singular	quavest	quavedest
3rd-person singular	quaveth	quaved
subjunctive singular	quave
imperative singular		—
plural1	quaven, quave	quaveden, quavede
imperative plural	quaveth, quave	—
participles	quavynge, quavende	quaved

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• erthe quave
• quaveren

Descendants

• English: quave (obsolete)

References

• “quāven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.