adweschen

Middle English

Etymology

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

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.)