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Old English · verb

cwacian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈkwɑ.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈkwɑ · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
quake

Meaning

  1. to quake

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwacian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwaciġecwacode
2nd singular cwacastcwacodest
3rd singular cwacaþcwacode
Plural cwaciaþcwacodon
Subjunctive
Singular cwaciġecwacode
Plural cwaciġencwacoden
Non-finite forms of cwacian
Form
Infinitive cwacian
Inflected infinitive cwacienne
Imperative singular cwaca
Imperative plural cwaciaþ
Present participle cwaciende
Past participle cwacodġecwacod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably onomatopoeic in origin. Cognate with Dutch kwak (“pile of sperm”).

Descendants

quake

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