quenchen
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
quenchen (third-person singular simple present quencheth, present participle quenchende, quenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quenched)
- To quench (put out; eliminate)
- To spray or douse with water or another liquid.
- To alleviate; to restrain.
- To quench (fulfil one's desire)
- (medicine) To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of quenchen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “quenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.