Quarters, pl. quarters of the heavens, A. i. 5. 8.
Quarter-night, the time when a fourth part of the night is gone, 9 P. M., A 3516.
Quayles, gen. pl. quails, 5. 339. See Quaille.
Queinte, adj. curious, B 1426; pl. L. 2013. See Queynt.
Quek! int. quack! 5. 499, 594.
Quelle, v. kill, B 4580, C 854; pr. pl. strike, T. iv. 46; 3 imp. s. may (he) kill, G 705. A.S. cwellan.
Queme, v. please, 14. 20; T. 695; Quemen, pr. pl. subserve, T. ii. 803. A.S. cwēman.
Quenche, v. put a stop to, T. iii. 846; be quenched, I 341; Quenchen, ger. to put an end to, T. iii. 1058; Queynte, pt. s. became extinct, was quenched, A 2334, 2337; Queynt, pp. quenched, extinguished, T. iv. 313, 1430; v. 543; A 2321, 2336.
Quene (kwéénə), s. queen, R. 1266; 1. 1, 24; 11. 9; A 882, B 161, 1671, D 1048, F 1046, G 1089; Queen, 1. 25. A.S. cwēn.
Querele, s. quarrel, I 618; Quereles, pl. complaints, B 3. p 3. 49. O.F. querele, dispute, plainte; Godefroy.