quenchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

qwenchen, queynchen, quenche, cwenche, kuenche, cwennkenn, quynchen

Etymology

From Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛntʃən/

Verb

quenchen

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)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) quenchen
1st person singular	quenche	quenchede
2nd person singular	quenchest	quenchedest
3rd person singular	quencheth, quencheþ	quenchede
plural	quenchen	quencheden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	quenche	quenchede
plural	quenchen	quencheden
imperative	present
singular	quenche
plural	quencheth, quencheþ
participle	present	past
participle	quenchende, quenchinge	quenched, yquenched

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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