dwæscan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dwaiskijan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away; dwindle; die”), from *dʰew- (“to die; pass away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/

Verb

dwǣsċan

  1. to extinguish; quench; put out

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwǣsċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive dwǣsċan dwǣsċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dwǣsċe dwǣsċte
second person singular dwǣsċest, dwǣsċst dwǣsċtest
third person singular dwǣsċeþ, dwǣsċþ dwǣsċte
plural dwǣsċaþ dwǣsċton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dwǣsċe dwǣsċte
plural dwǣsċen dwǣsċten
imperative
singular dwǣsċ
plural dwǣsċaþ
participle present past
dwǣsċende (ġe)dwǣsċed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: *dweschen, duschen, dusshen

References

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