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Old English · verb

cwincan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈkwin.kɑn/
[ˈkwiŋ.kɑn]
Syllables
ˈkwin · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
vanishdisappear

Meaning

  1. to vanish, to disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwincan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwincecwanc
2nd singular cwincstcwunce
3rd singular cwincþcwanc
Plural cwincaþcwuncon
Subjunctive
Singular cwincecwunce
Plural cwincencwuncen
Non-finite forms of cwincan
Form
Infinitive cwincan
Inflected infinitive cwincenne
Imperative singular cwinc
Imperative plural cwincaþ
Present participle cwincende
Past participle cwuncenġecwuncen

All forms (14)

Etymology

According to Vladimir Orel, from Proto-Germanic *kwinkaną (reconstructed by him as *kwenkaną), whence also Old Frisian quinka (“to be extinguished”).

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