quenchen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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.

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
imperative singular —
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

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