Quad
pt. s. quoth, S; see Queðen.

Quaile
v. to wither, to die, S3 (28a. 91), SkD, ND. Sh.; to overpower, intimidate, ND, SkD, Sh.

Quain
sb. trouble, mourning, S2.—AS. *hwán (see below).

Quainen
v. to lament, MD (s.v. hwenen); whene, MD.—AS. hwánan (in á-hwǽnan, BT).

Quair
sb. quire, book, S3; quayre, Manip., CM; quayer, Voc.—OF. quayer (F. cahier), Prov. cazern for cadern; It. quaderno; Lat. quaternum; cp. Late Lat. quaternio a sheet folded in four (Voc.). See Quartern.

Quaken
v. to quake, tremble, S2; cwakien, S; quakede, pt. s., PP, MD; quok (strong form), PP; quook, C2, SkD; quoke, S2, H.—AS. cwacian.

Quakynge
sb. trembling, Prompt., MD; quakyng, W.—AS. cwacung.

Qual
sb. whale, MD, Cath. (n); qwal, Prompt.; qwaylle, Cath.; quale, S2; whal, W2; hwel, MD; qualle, pl., S2, Cath. (n); quhalis, S3, Cath. (n).—AS. hwæl.

Qualm
sb. death, pestilence, S2, H; cwalm, MD; qualme, dat., C.—AS. cwealm. See Quelen.

Quarel
sb. a square-headed cross-bow bolt, quarrel, WA, SkD; quarelle, S2; quarrel, WA, ND.—AF. quarel, cross-bow bolt; Late Lat. quadrellum (ace.), a quarrel, a square tile, dimin. of Lat. quadrus, square.

Quarere
sb. quarry, Prompt.; quareres, pl., S2.—OF. quarriere (Cotg.); Late Lat. quadraria, quarry, deriv. from quadrus. See above.

Quartern
sb. prison; cwarterne, dat., MD; quarterne, S, MD.—AS. cweartern, prison, perhaps for AS. quatern, ‘quaternio’ (OET). Cp. Fr. caserne (Sp. caserna), barracks; Lat. quaterna (see Brachet); an etym. illustrated by the Fr. sea-term casernet, log-book, a deriv. of Lat. quaternum, see Diez, p. 755 (s.v. cahier).—See Quair.

Quarteroun
sb. a quarter, P, HD; quartrun, PP.

Quatriuials
sb. pl. the quadrivials, the quadrivium, the four higher sciences: astrology, geometry, arithmetic, music, S3 (14. 511).—From Late Lat. quadrivium, the four mathematical sciences; in Lat. a place where four ways meet.

Quauen
v. to shake, S2, PP, Prompt.; quave, HD, JD, DG.

Quauynge
sb. shaking, MD.

Quayle
v. to curdle, to coagulate, Palsg., Prompt., Manip.—OF. coailler Lat. coagulare.

Quaynt
adj. prudent, wise, H; quaynte, quaint, curious, WA; see Coint.

Quayntis
sb. wisdom, prudence, H; see Cointise.

Quayre
sb. quire, book, CM see Quair.

Queade
sb. evil, iniquity, S2; see Quad.

Queale
sb. a blister, pimple, pupula, Manip.; see Whele.

Quecchen
v. to shake, MD; qvycchyn, Prompt.; quytche, Palsg.; quitch, Cotg. (s.v. oeil); cwehte, pt. s., MD; quehte, MD.—AS. cweccan.

Qued
adj. bad, S2, PP; see Quad.

Quedschipe
sb. wickedness, MD; queadschipe, S; cweadschipe, S.

Queere
sb. quire, choir, Prompt.; queer, W2; quere, W2; queir, S3.—OF. choeur (Cotg.); Lat. chorum (acc.); Gr. χορός.

Quek
adj. living, S2; see Quik.

Quelen
v. to die, MD; cwelen, MD.—AS. cwelan, pt. cwæl (pl. cwǽlon), pp. cwolen. Cp. OHG. quelan, ‘cruciari’ (Tatian).

Quellen
v. to kill, S, S2, C3, C; quelde, pt. s., S; cwelled, pp., S.—AS. cwellan; cp. OHG. quelen ‘cruciare’ (Tatian), quellen (Otfrid).

Quellere
sb. executioner, MD.—AS. cwellere.

Queme
adj. pleasing, S, MD; qweme, convenient, WA; cweme, S; wheme, MD.—AS. (ge)cwéme, from c(w)óm, pt. of cuman; cp. OHG. (bi)queman, to come to, to suit, fit (Otfrid); see Kluge (s.v. bequem). See Comen.

Quemeful
adj. placable, W2.

Quemen
v. to please, S, H, PP; cwernen, S; cwemde, pt. s., S; i-quemd, pp., S; i-cwemet, S.—AS. cwéman.

Quenchen
v. to quench, S, Prompt., S3, SkD; cwennkenn, S; queynte, pt. s., MD, S2; queynt, pp., MD, C; y-kuenct, S2; quenchid, W2.—AS. cwencan.

Quene
sb. queen, wife, woman, quean, S, C2, C3, WA; quen, S, C; cuen, S; kuen, MD; kwene, S; cwene, MD.—AS. cwén; cp. OHG. quena, wife (Otfrid); for root see Brugmann, § 467, 3.

Querel
sb. a complaint, dispute, quarrel, S2, W2; querele, SkD.—AF. querele; Late Lat. *querella, for Lat. querēla.

Querne
sb. hand-mill, C2, Prompt., Palsg., MD; queerne, W.—AS. cweorn; cp. Goth. kwairnus; see Brugmann, § 442.

Querrour
sb. quarry-man, CM. See Quarere.

Quest
sb. an inquiry, jury, verdict, G.—OF. queste, a quest (Cotg.). Quest is used for the proper legal term enquest; OF. enqueste.

Queste
sb. will, bequest, G; quiste, S. A corrupt form of Quide (q.v.), influenced by the above word.

Queynt
adj. prudent, fine, quaint, MD; queynte, S3, C2, MD; see Coint.

Queynte
pt. s. was extinguished, S2; see Quenchen.

Queyntelich
adv. skilfully, neatly, MD; queynteli, S3; see Cointeliche.

Queyntise
sb. skill, S3; see Cointise.

Queðen
v. to speak, MD; cweðen, S, MD; cwað, pt. s., S; cweð, S; queð, S; quað, S, S2; quoð, S; quat, S; quad, S; quod, S, S2, C2; koth, S3; couth, MD; cothe, MD; hwat, MD; wat, S; ko, S3; i-cwede, pp., S.—AS. cweðan, pt. cwæð (pl. cwǽdon), pp. ge-cweden.

Quide
sb. speech, bequest, MD; cwide, S, MD.—AS. cwide; cp. OHG. quiti, ‘testimonium’ (Tatian). See Queðen.

Quidities
sb. pl., S3.—From Late Lat. quiditas, a term of the Schoolmen; that which relates to the essence of a thing, having reference to the question quid est, what is it? Cp. OF. quidditatif, ‘quidditative, doubtful, full of quirks, contentions, wrangling’ (Cotg.).

Quik
adj. and adv. living, quick, flowing (of water), S, S2, W; quic, S, S2; quek, S2; quyk, S3, W, W2; cwic, S; cwike, S; cwuce, S; quicke, S; quike, pl., S, S2; quyke, S, C; quycke, S3.—AS. cwic (cuc); cp. OHG. quek (Otfrid).

Quikie
v. to cause to revive, also, to be kindled, PP; quike, C3; quyke, C; cwikien, MD.—AS. cwician.

Quikliche
adv. quickly, PP; quicliche, S2.

Quiknen
v. to give life, to receive life, SkD; quykene, W, W2.

Quiste
sb. will, bequest, S; see Queste.

Quiten
v. to repay, PP; see Quyten.

Quitter
sb. filth that runs from a wound, HD: quytur, rottenness, HD; quytere, W2; quitture, DG.

Quod
pt. s. quoth, S, S2, C2; see Queðen.

Quok
pt. s. quaked, C2; see Quaken.

Quoynte
adj. skilful, MD, HD; see Coint.

Quoynteliche
adv. skilfully, MD; see Cointeliche.

Quoyntyse
sb. quaintness of dress, PP; quointise, stratagem, S2; see Cointise.

Quyk
adj. living, moving, S3, W, W2; see Quik.

Quyknar
sb. giver of life, S3.

Quyrry
sb. the quarry, the dog’s share in the slaughtered game, S3; quyrre, SkD (s.v. quarry, p. 824); guerre, SkD.—OF. cuiree; Late Lat. coriata, from Lat. corium, hide, skin (OF. cuir).

Quyten
v. to requite, repay, settle, satisfy, S2, C2, C3, PP, W, H; quiten, S2, PP; quitte, pt. s. G; qwit, H; quyt, pp., PP; y-quit, C2.—OF. quiter; Late Lat. quietare.

Quytly
adj. quite, H; whitely, H.

Quytter
v. to twitter, S3.

Quytur
sb. rottenness, HD (p. 660); see Quitter.