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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of cweċċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	cweċċan	cweċċenne
first person singular	cweċċe	cweahte
second person singular	cweċest	cweahtest
third person singular	cweċeþ	cweahte
plural	cweċċaþ	cweahton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cweċċe	cweahte
plural	cweċċen	cweahten
imperative
singular	cweċe
plural	cweċċaþ
participle	present	past
	cweċċende	(ġe)cweaht

Derived terms

cweċċan hēafod (“shake (one's) head”)

Descendants

Middle English: quecchen
- English: quetch

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