venquysshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from venquiss-, a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vinco, from Proto-Italic *winkō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛnˈkwiːʃən/, /vɛnˈkwiːsən/, /ˈvɛnkwiʃən/, /ˈvɛnkusən/

Verb

venquysshen

  1. To triumph over a rival military force; to win in battle.
  2. To eliminate immorality or malice (within oneself or within others)
  3. To triumph over evil or malign forces; to achieve a moral victory.
  4. (rare) To turn to sorrow; to destroy one's morale.
  5. (rare) To become better or greater than; to render meaningless.
  6. (rare) To achieve victory in a verbal dispute.

Conjugation

Conjugation of venquysshen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) venquysshen, venquysshe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular venquysshe venquysshed
2nd-person singular venquysshest venquysshedest
3rd-person singular venquyssheth venquysshed
subjunctive singular venquysshe
imperative singular —
plural1 venquysshen, venquysshe venquyssheden, venquysshede
imperative plural venquyssheth, venquysshe —
participles venquysshynge, venquysshende venquysshed, yvenquysshed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: vanquish
  • Scots: vanquish, vencus

References

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