cweccan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kwakkjan, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kwakjaną (“to shake, shake about, jolt, swing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (“to shake, swing”). Cognate with Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, quiver, chatter”). More at quake.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cweċċan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of cweċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | cweċċan | cweċċenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | cweċċe | cweahte |
second person singular | cweċest | cweahtest |
third person singular | cweċeþ | cweahte |
plural | cweċċaþ | cweahton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | cweċċe | cweahte |
plural | cweċċen | cweahten |
imperative | ||
singular | cweċe | |
plural | cweċċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
cweċċende | (ġe)cweaht |
Derived terms edit
- cweċċan hēafod (“shake (one's) head”)