cweccan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwakkjan, perhaps 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

  1. (transitive) to shake, swing, move, vibrate; shake off, give up
  2. (of a weapon) to brandish

Conjugation

Conjugation of cweċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive cweċċan cweċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular cweċċe cweahte, cwehte
second person singular cweċest cweahtest, cwehtest
third person singular cweċeþ cweahte, cwehte
plural cweċċaþ cweahton, cwehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular cweċċe cweahte, cwehte
plural cweċċen cweahten, cwehten
imperative
singular cweċe
plural cweċċaþ
participle present past
cweċċende (ġe)cweaht

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: quecchen
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