† aˈquetch, v. Obs.
1–4. Pa. tense acwehte, aqueighte.
[OE. acwęcc(e)-an, f. a- prefix 1 + cwęccan: see quetch v. Orig. trans., but afterw. used as intr.]
To move quickly, shake, vibrate.
| a 1000 Byrhtnoth (Gr.) 310 æsc acwehte. c 1300 K. Alis. 5257 Þe wode aqveiȝtte so hi sunge. c 1330 Arth. & Merl. 3260 The stirop to-bent, the hors aqueight. |