stenchen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === stenche === Etymology === Inherited from Old English stenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *stankwijan, from Proto-Germanic *stankwijaną, by surface analysis, stench +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɛnt͡ʃən/, /ˈstint͡ʃən/ === Verb === stenchen (third-person singular simple present stencheth, present participle stenchende, stenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stenched) (rare) To have a revolting odour. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: stench (obsolete) ==== References ==== “stenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 October 2018.