quenchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

cwenche, kuenche, quenche, queynchen, qwenchen, quynchen
cwennkenn (Ormulum)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛnt͡ʃən/

Verb

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

Conjugation of quenchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) quenchen, quenche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	quenche	quenched
2nd-person singular	quenchest	quenchedest
3rd-person singular	quencheth	quenched
subjunctive singular	quenche	quenched
imperative singular	quenche	—

plural¹	quenchen, quenche	quencheden, quenchede
imperative plural	quencheth, quenche	—

participles	quenchynge, quenchende	quenched, yquenched

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: quench
Scots: quench

References

“quenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.

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