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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
QUENCH.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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QUENCH,
to extinguish, check, put out. (E.) M.E. quenchen, Wyclif,
Matt. iii. 12. Quench is formed from an obsolete verb quink, to be
put out, to be extinguished; just as drench is from drink.—A.S.
cwencan,
in the comp. ácwencan, to extinguish utterly, Mark, ix. 44. Causal
of A.S. cwincan; the pt. t. á-cwanc (= was extinguished) occurs in a various
reading in Ælfred, tr. of Beda, b. ii. c. 9, ed. Wheelock. β.
Further, the verb cwincan is an extension of a shorter form cwínan, to be
extinguished (which is a strong verb, with pt. t. cwán, pp.
cwinen); hence 'ðæt
fýr ácwinen wæs and ádwæsced' = the fire was put out and extinguished; Beda,
ii. 9 (as above). Cf. O. Fries. kwinka, to be
extinguished. Perhaps allied to Skt. ji, to overpower; Fick, i.
570. Der. quench-able, -less.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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