quenchen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
quenchen (third-person singular simple present quencheth, present participle quenchende, quenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quenched)
- To quench (put out; eliminate)
- To spray or douse with water or another liquid.
- To alleviate; to restrain.
- To quench (fulfil one's desire)
- (medicine) To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of quenchen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “quenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.
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