quaven in Middle English

IPA: /ˈkwaːvən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|enm}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} quaven, {{enm-verb|stem=quav}} quaven (third-person singular simple present quaveth, present participle quavende, quavynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quaved) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|quav|y=0}} Forms: quaveth [present, singular, third-person], quavende [participle, present], quavynge [participle, present], quaved [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], quaven [infinitive], to quaven [infinitive], quave [infinitive], quave [first-person, present, singular], quaved [first-person, past, singular], quavest [present, second-person, singular], quavedest [past, second-person, singular], quaveth [present, singular, third-person], quaved [past, singular, third-person], quave [present, singular, subjunctive], quaved [past, singular, subjunctive], quave [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], quaven [plural, present], quave [plural, present], quaveden [past, plural], quavede [past, plural], quaveth [imperative, plural, present], quave [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], quavynge [participle, present], quavende [participle, present], quaved [participle, past], quave [alternative], quavyn [alternative], cwavien [alternative]

Alternative forms

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"quaven" meaning in Middle English

Verb

Alternative forms