"dwæscan" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dwaiskijan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away; dwindle; die”), from *dʰew- (“to die; pass away”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dwaiskijan}} Proto-West Germanic *dwaiskijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*dwaiskijaną}} Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*dʰwey-|t=to slip away; dwindle; die}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away; dwindle; die”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|dwǣsċan}} dwǣsċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|dwǣsċan<w1>}} Forms: dwǣsċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], dwǣsċan [infinitive], dwǣsċenne [infinitive], dwǣsċe [first-person, present, singular], dwǣsċte [first-person, past, singular], dwǣsċest [present, second-person, singular], dwǣsċst [present, second-person, singular], dwǣsċtest [past, second-person, singular], dwǣsċeþ [present, singular, third-person], dwǣsċþ [present, singular, third-person], dwǣsċte [past, singular, third-person], dwǣsċaþ [plural, present], dwǣsċton [past, plural], dwǣsċe [present, singular], dwǣsċte [past, singular], dwǣsċen [plural, present], dwǣsċten [past, plural], dwǣsċ [imperative, past, present, singular], dwǣsċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], dwǣsċende [imperative, present], dwǣsċed [imperative, past], ġedwǣsċed [imperative, past]
  1. to extinguish; quench; put out Derived forms: ādwǣsċan, unādwǣsċendlīċ, ondwǣsċan, tōdwǣsċan
    Sense id: en-dwæscan-ang-verb-I7RrX6D2 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "dusch"
        },
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "dush"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "*dweschen"
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      "lang_code": "enm",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *dwaiskijan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away; dwindle; die”), from *dʰew- (“to die; pass away”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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          "dwǣsċan",
          "dwæscan#Old_English"
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        [
          "dwǣsċenne",
          "dwæscenne#Old_English"
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        [
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          "dwæsce#Old_English"
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċte",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċte",
          "dwæscte#Old_English"
        ]
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċest",
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          "dwǣsċest",
          "dwæscest#Old_English"
        ]
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        [
          "dwǣsċst",
          "dwæscst#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċtest",
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        [
          "dwǣsċtest",
          "dwæsctest#Old_English"
        ]
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dwǣsċeþ",
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        [
          "dwǣsċeþ",
          "dwæsceþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċþ",
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        [
          "dwǣsċþ",
          "dwæscþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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          "dwǣsċte",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċaþ",
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        [
          "dwǣsċaþ",
          "dwæscaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dwǣsċton",
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        [
          "dwǣsċton",
          "dwæscton#Old_English"
        ]
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "dwǣsċe",
          "dwæsce#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        [
          "dwǣsċte",
          "dwæscte#Old_English"
        ]
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċen",
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        [
          "dwǣsċen",
          "dwæscen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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        [
          "dwǣsċten",
          "dwæscten#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċ",
          "dwæsc#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċaþ",
          "dwæscaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċende",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċende",
          "dwæscende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċed",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċed",
          "dwæsced#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġedwǣsċed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dwǣsċan"
      },
      "expansion": "dwǣsċan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dwǣsċan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        {
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        "to extinguish; quench; put out"
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        [
          "extinguish",
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          "quench",
          "quench"
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          "put out",
          "put out"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwæscan"
}
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "ādwǣsċan"
    },
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      "word": "unādwǣsċendlīċ"
    },
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      "word": "ondwǣsċan"
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      "word": "tōdwǣsċan"
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    {
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        {
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          "word": "dusch"
        },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċan",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "dwǣsċenne",
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          "dwǣsċenne",
          "dwæscenne#Old_English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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          "dwæsce#Old_English"
        ]
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          "dwǣsċst",
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          "dwǣsċtest",
          "dwæsctest#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dwǣsċeþ",
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          "dwǣsċeþ",
          "dwæsceþ#Old_English"
        ]
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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          "dwǣsċþ",
          "dwæscþ#Old_English"
        ]
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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          "dwǣsċte",
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        ]
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        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "dwǣsċaþ",
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          "dwǣsċaþ",
          "dwæscaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dwǣsċton",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċton",
          "dwæscton#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċe",
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        [
          "dwǣsċe",
          "dwæsce#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċte",
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        [
          "dwǣsċte",
          "dwæscte#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċen",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċen",
          "dwæscen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċten",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċten",
          "dwæscten#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċ",
          "dwæsc#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċaþ",
          "dwæscaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċende",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċende",
          "dwæscende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwǣsċed",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwǣsċed",
          "dwæsced#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġedwǣsċed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dwǣsċan"
      },
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      "name": "ang-verb"
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dwǣsċan<w1>"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English class 1 weak heavy-stem verbs",
        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to extinguish; quench; put out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ],
        [
          "quench",
          "quench"
        ],
        [
          "put out",
          "put out"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwæːʃ.ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwæscan"
}

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