eldertongue

Old English · verb

cwician

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

Meaning

  1. to quicken

  2. to come to life, become living

  3. to bring to life, to vivify

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwician
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwiciġecwicode
2nd singular cwicastcwicodest
3rd singular cwicaþcwicode
Plural cwiciaþcwicodon
Subjunctive
Singular cwiciġecwicode
Plural cwiciġencwicoden
Non-finite forms of cwician
Form
Infinitive cwician
Inflected infinitive cwicienne
Imperative singular cwica
Imperative plural cwiciaþ
Present participle cwiciende
Past participle cwicodġecwicod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From cwic + -ian.

Descendants

quick, quicken

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