A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Quave-mire], sb. quagmire, HD; quamier, DG.

[ 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.