cwacian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably onomatopoeic in origin. Cognate with Dutch kwak (“pile of sperm”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cwacian
- to quake
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of cwacian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | cwacian | cwacienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cwaciġe | cwacode |
| second person singular | cwacast | cwacodest |
| third person singular | cwacaþ | cwacode |
| plural | cwaciaþ | cwacodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cwaciġe | cwacode |
| plural | cwaciġen | cwacoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cwaca | |
| plural | cwaciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cwaciende | (ġe)cwacod | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: quaken, quake, quakien, quakiȝen, quaake, qwaken, qwake, qwhake, kwaken; cwakien, cwakie
Further reading edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “quake”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.