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Quotation dates: 1513
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(Quinkill,) Quynkill, v. [Appar. frequent. f. *quink, OE *cwincan (in ācwincan) to be extinguished, cf. OFris. quinka, also utquinka, to dwindle, wane, go out, also Quench v.] Of a light: To go out. — 1513 Doug. xiii Prol. 29 (E).
The lycht begouth to quynkill [C. quynchyng, Ruddim. quenschyng] owt and faill, The day to dyrkyn, declyne and devaill
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