"quenchen" meaning in Middle English

See quenchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwɛnt͡ʃən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|cwenċan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English cwenċan, {{inh+|enm|ang|cwenċan}} Inherited from Old English cwenċan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kwankijan}} Proto-West Germanic *kwankijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kwankijaną}} Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} quenchen, {{enm-verb|stem=quench}} quenchen (third-person singular simple present quencheth, present participle quenchende, quenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quenched) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|quench}} Forms: quencheth [present, singular, third-person], quenchende [participle, present], quenchynge [participle, present], quenched [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], quenchen [infinitive], to quenchen [infinitive], quenche [infinitive], quenche [first-person, present, singular], quenched [first-person, past, singular], quenchest [present, second-person, singular], quenchedest [past, second-person, singular], quencheth [present, singular, third-person], quenched [past, singular, third-person], quenche [present, singular, subjunctive], quenched [past, singular, subjunctive], quenche [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], quenchen [plural, present], quenche [plural, present], quencheden [past, plural], quenchede [past, plural], quencheth [imperative, plural, present], quenche [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], quenchynge [participle, present], quenchende [participle, present], quenched [participle, past], yquenched [participle, past]
  1. To quench (put out; eliminate) Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-quenchen-enm-verb-GURrLbhf Disambiguation of Liquids: 32 21 3 26 18 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 4 26 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 7 5 18 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 4 35 33
  2. To spray or douse with water or another liquid. Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-quenchen-enm-verb-~tR9C7Fy Disambiguation of Liquids: 32 21 3 26 18
  3. To alleviate; to restrain.
    Sense id: en-quenchen-enm-verb-h5qe3zM5
  4. To quench (fulfil one's desire) Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-quenchen-enm-verb--dzs5SPW Disambiguation of Liquids: 32 21 3 26 18 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 7 5 18 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 4 35 33
  5. (medicine) To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes. Categories (topical): Medicine, Liquids
    Sense id: en-quenchen-enm-verb-CKKUWMoG Disambiguation of Liquids: 32 21 3 26 18 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 7 5 18 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 4 35 33 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cwenche, kuenche, quenche, queynchen, qwenchen, quynchen, cwennkenn [Ormulum]

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "quenchynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quenchende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quenched",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yquenched",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "quenchen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "quench"
      },
      "expansion": "quenchen (third-person singular simple present quencheth, present participle quenchende, quenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quenched)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "quench"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To quench (put out; eliminate)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quench",
          "quench"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To spray or douse with water or another liquid."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To alleviate; to restrain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alleviate",
          "alleviate"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To quench (fulfil one's desire)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quench",
          "quench"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "modify",
          "modify"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) To modify mercury to make it usable in recipes."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛnt͡ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cwenche"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuenche"
    },
    {
      "word": "quenche"
    },
    {
      "word": "queynchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "qwenchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "quynchen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Ormulum"
      ],
      "word": "cwennkenn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quenchen"
}

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