adwesch

Meaning

Verb

To quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)

Origin

From Middle English adweschen, from Old English ādwǣsċan, from Proto-Germanic *uz- ("out") + Proto-Germanic *dwaiskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-. Compare adush, dush.

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