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Inherited from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.

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quenchen (third-person singular simple present quencheth, present participle quenchende, quenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quenched)

  1. To quench (put out; eliminate)
  2. To spray or douse with water or another liquid.
  3. To alleviate; to restrain.
  4. To quench (fulfil one's desire)
  5. (medicine) To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes.

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  • English: quench
  • Scots: quench

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