cwacian

Old English

Alternative forms

cwæcian, cuacian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑ.ki.ɑn/

Verb

cwacian

to quake

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwacian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	cwacian	cwacienne
first person singular	cwaciġe	cwacode
second person singular	cwacast	cwacodest
third person singular	cwacaþ	cwacode
plural	cwaciaþ	cwacodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cwaciġe	cwacode
plural	cwaciġen	cwacoden
imperative
singular	cwaca
plural	cwaciaþ
participle	present	past
	cwaciende	(ġe)cwacod

Related terms

cweċċan

Descendants

Middle English: quaken, quake, quakien, quakiȝen, quaake, qwaken, qwake, qwhake, kwaken; cwakien, cwakie
- English: quake
- Scots: quak

Further reading

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “quake”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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