venquysshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vaynquisshen, venqwyshe, vencuse, venquis, vencows, vencushe, venquysse, venquys

Etymology

Borrowed from venquiss-, a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vinco, from Proto-Italic *winkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛnˈkwiːʃən/, /vɛnˈkwiːsən/, /ˈvɛnkwiʃən/, /ˈvɛnkusən/

Verb

venquysshen

1. To triumph over a rival military force; to win in battle.
2. To eliminate immorality or malice (within oneself or within others)
3. To triumph over evil or malign forces; to achieve a moral victory.
4. (rare) To turn to sorrow; to destroy one's morale.
5. (rare) To become better or greater than; to render meaningless.
6. (rare) To achieve victory in a verbal dispute.

Conjugation

Conjugation of venquysshen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) venquysshen, venquysshe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	venquysshe	venquysshed
2nd-person singular	venquysshest	venquysshedest
3rd-person singular	venquyssheth	venquysshed
subjunctive singular	venquysshe
imperative singular		—
plural1	venquysshen, venquysshe	venquyssheden, venquysshede
imperative plural	venquyssheth, venquysshe	—
participles	venquysshynge, venquysshende	venquysshed, yvenquysshed

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

Descendants

• English: vanquish
• Scots: vanquish, vencus

References

• “venquishen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.