cwincan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwin.kɑn/, [ˈkwiŋ.kɑn]

Verb

cwincan

  1. to vanish, to disappear

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kwenkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
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