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Old English · verb

drencan

Normalised drenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈdren.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈdren · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
drench

Meaning

  1. to give someone a drink

  2. to drench

Conjugation

Conjugation of drencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drenċedrencte
2nd singular drenċestdrencstdrenctest
3rd singular drenċeþdrencþdrencte
Plural drenċaþdrencton
Subjunctive
Singular drenċedrencte
Plural drenċendrencten
Non-finite forms of drencan
Form
Infinitive drenċan
Inflected infinitive drenċenne
Imperative singular drenċ
Imperative plural drenċaþ
Present participle drenċende
Past participle drenċedġedrenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drankijaną.

Descendants

drench

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