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426 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES.
Quayntid him, pt. s. made himself
acquainted, 213.
Quedire, adv. wherever, 3499 ;
Queder,acii;.
whither, in whatdirection,
166.
Quele, s. wheel, 3303 ;
Queles, pi
6294. See Qwele.
Quellis (Whelles), pr. «. kills,
1307.
Qiien, adv. when, 149, 159, 194, &c.;
(When), 745 ;
Quene, 3509.
Qiiene, queen, 362, 669, 822;
(Whene), 919, 938, 944, 1851.
Question, s. question, 1110.
Quethe, V. tell, 4325 ;
Queth, Ipr. s.
asfut. shall tell, 1110.
Quethin, adv. whence, 4192, 5216.
Quethire, conj. whether (interrogatively),
2161, 3805 Quef>ir,3810;
whether
;
(introducing a new
clause), 5606; (Whet-er), although,
2090 ; Quefjer jit, nevertheless,
however, 581.
Quethirs (Whirres), pr. pi. whizz,
fly whizzing, 1414. See quhidder
in Jamieson, and quhedirand in
Barbour.
Qui (Why), why, 1620, 2645.
Quike, adj. alive, 4469.
Quikly (Whikly), adv. quickly, 1414.
Quile, s. space of time, while, 331,
249, 3861 ;
J^ar-quile, at that time,
157.
Quilk, error for Quil, while, whilst,
4629.
Qiiilke (Whilke), pron. which, 519,
679, 1447 ;
(which), 3421 ; what,
1888 ;
Quilk (Whilk), which, 996.
Quils, conJ. and adv. whilst, 3535
(Whils), 1678; (Whil), 3416;
(Whille), 1687; (Whilse), 989;
Quills, 19.
Quirris (Whirrez), pr.pl. whir, i. e.
go forth with a buzzing noise,
1556 ;
Quirys (Whirres), whir,
hurl, 2226.
Quirys (Enquirez), pr. a. asks, enquires
about, 1703.
Quirland, pres. part, whirling, 5294.
Quite, adj. white, 4534, 5603;
(White), s. white robes, 1556.
Quod, pt. 8. said, 97, 183, 242, 270,
&c.
Quy (Whi), why, 2945. See Qui.
Quyche (Which), pron. what, how
great, 1807.
Quyle, s. while, time, 546, 581
(While), 1239, 1861. See Quile.
Quyte, adj. white, 129; (White),
1562; (Whitte), 1498. See Quite.
Qwaite, v. await, 1109. Put for
Waite, as in Dest. of Troy, 13245.
Qwat, what, 740, 1272 ;
Qwatt, 849,
Qwatis, pr. s. {probably) becomes
quiet, is lulled again, 560. See
qjiate, quait, to lull, in Jamieson,
ed. 1880. The sense seems to
be that the sea was violently agitated,
and again suddenly lulled
to rest again. Euer dike =
continually.
Qvvaynt, adj. quaint, curious, 5548.
Qwele (Whele), s. wheel, 1851, 1854
;
round, circle, 4660. See Quele.
Qweme, adj. convenient, 5078. A.S.
gecweme.
Qwen, adv. when, 374, 392, 649.
Qwene, queen, 221, 228, 234, &c.
Qwer, adv. where, 1515.
Qvveryns (Quernes), pi. cracks, edges
of ice on each side of a crack,
3003. Cf. O.F. carne, an edge or
corner (Cotgrave) ; and note that
the O.F. camel, a battlement (spelt
carneau in Cotgrave) , is s pelt quarnell
in Jamieson. Carne is merely
another form of F. cren, a notch,
cleft, breach, Lat. crena.
Qwete, v. requite, satisfy, 2420. For
to question enquere read questions
to enquere (see the Dublin MS.) ;
the line means—But to enquire
questions of you, and to satisfy
my wits with them. Qwete is the
M.E. quiiten, to quit, requite, also
to satisfy.
Qwete, a. wheat, 4511.
Qwefjire (Wheder), whether, can it
be that, 2910.
Qwile, a. short time, 653.
Qvvi (Whi), adv. why, 2287.
Qwiike (W hi\ke), pron. which, 1046.
Qsvill, conj. until, 507.
Qwirre (Whirre), s. whir, whirl,
1854 ;
In a qwirre, with a whizzing
sound, 660.
Q\vistoiines,j5Z. beggars, 4660.
O.F.
2Ujs/oM«. a beggar; Roquefort. Cf.