cwiesan

Old English

Alternative forms

• cwȳsan, cwīsan, cwēsan

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly onomatopoeic.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwi͜yː.sɑn/, [ˈkwi͜yː.zɑn]

Verb

cwīesan

1. to crush

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwīesan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cwīesan	cwīesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cwīese	cwīesde
second person singular	cwīesest, cwīest	cwīesdest
third person singular	cwīeseþ, cwīest	cwīesde
plural	cwīesaþ	cwīesdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cwīese	cwīesde
plural	cwīesen	cwīesden
imperative
singular	cwīes
plural	cwīesaþ
participle	present	past
	cwīesende	(ġe)cwīesed

Descendants

• Middle English: queisen
  • English: quease (through the Anglian variant), ⇒? squeeze