cweccan

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Old English

Etymology

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

Verb

cweċċan

  1. (transitive) to shake, swing, move, vibrate; shake off, give up
  2. (of a weapon) to brandish

Conjugation

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: quecchen
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