cweccan

Old English

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈkwet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

cweċċan

(transitive) to shake, swing, move, vibrate; shake off, give up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cweċċan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	cweċċan	tō cweċċenne
1st-person singular	cweċċe	cwehte
2nd-person singular	cweċest	cwehtest
3rd-person singular	cweċeþ	cwehte
plural	cweċċaþ	cwehton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	cweċċe	cwehte
plural	cweċċen	cwehten
imperative
singular	cweċ
plural	cweċċaþ
participle	present	past
	cweċċende	(ġe)cweaht

Descendants

English: quetch

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