adwæscan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- (“from, away”) +‎ dwǣsċan (“to extinguish, put out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/

Verb

ādwǣsċan

to staunch; quench; put out; appease

Conjugation

Conjugation of ādwǣsċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ādwǣsċan	ādwǣsċenne
first person singular	ādwǣsċe	ādwǣsċte
second person singular	ādwǣsċest, ādwǣsċst	ādwǣsċtest
third person singular	ādwǣsċeþ, ādwǣsċþ	ādwǣsċte
plural	ādwǣsċaþ	ādwǣsċton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ādwǣsċe	ādwǣsċte
plural	ādwǣsċen	ādwǣsċten
imperative
singular	ādwǣsċ
plural	ādwǣsċaþ
participle	present	past
	ādwǣsċende	ādwǣsċed

Descendants

Middle English: adweschen
- English: adwesch, adush

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ādwǣsċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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