- acwencan
- extinguish
The Old English to English . 2014.
acwencan
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ácwencan — wv/t1b 3rd pres ácwenceþ past ácwencte ptp ácwenced, ácwenct to quench, extinguish, put out … Old to modern English dictionary
extinguish — acwencan … English to the Old English
quench — quenchable, adj. quenchableness, n. quencher, n. /kwench/, v.t. 1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into … Universalium
quenching — 1. The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light; e.g., the cooling of a hot metal rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. 2. In beta liquid scintillation counting, the shifting of the energy… … Medical dictionary
ácwæncan — see ácwencan … Old to modern English dictionary
quench — (v.) O.E. acwencan to quench (of fire, light), from P.Gmc. *cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of O.E. cwincan to go out, be extinguished, O.Fris. kwinka. Related: Quenched; quenching … Etymology dictionary
aquench — v. a. Rel. S. i. 10. part. ‘a queynt’ == quenched. Frag. Sci. 162. AS. acwencan … Oldest English Words
quench — verb 1》 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2》 satisfy (a desire). 3》 extinguish (a fire). ↘rapidly cool (hot metal). 4》 stifle (a feeling). ↘dated reduce to silence. 5》 Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (luminescence, an oscillation,… … English new terms dictionary
quench — [[t]kwɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to satisfy; allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.) 2) to put out; extinguish (fire, flames, etc.) 3) mel to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water 4) to overcome; quell •… … From formal English to slang
