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quethe
▪ I. † quethe, n. Obs. rare. Also 6 Sc. queith. [f. the vb.] Speech, address; sound, cry.13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1150 At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde. 1513 Douglas æneis v. ii. 102 Quairfor Enee begouth again renew His faderis hie saull queith.▪ II. † quethe, v. Obs. (exc. in pa. tense q...
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Defective verb
Another defective verb is the archaic quoth, a past tense which is the only surviving form of the verb quethe, "to say" (related to bequeath).
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i-quethe
† i-quethe, v. Obs. [OE. ᵹecweðan = OS. giquethan, OHG. giquedan, Goth. gaqiþan: see i-1, y-, and quethe v.] intr. To say, speak; to arrange, come to terms, agree.c 900 tr. Bæda's Hist. v. ii. (1890) 388 Se næfre æniᵹ word ᵹecweðan meahte. a 1100 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1094 He & his broðer..ᵹecw...
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i-queðen
i-queðen i-queynt, i-quidded, i-quiked, i-quykned, i-quytt, ME. pa. pples. of quethe, quench, quid, quick, quicken, quit vbs.
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i-cweðen
i-cwethen, i-cweðen ME. pa. pple. of quethe, i-quethe v.
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quide
† quide Obs. Forms: 1 cwyde, 1–2 cwide, 3 quede, queðe, 3–4 quide, 4 qwede. [OE. cwide (cwyde) = OS. quidi, OHG. quidi, chwiti, etc., ON. kviðr verdict:—OTeut. *kwiđi-z, f. the root *kweþ- to say, quethe.] 1. A saying, speech, statement.c 888 K. ælfred Boeth. iii. §4 Is þis nu se cwide þe þu me ᵹeo ...
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bequeath
▪ I. bequeath, v. (bɪˈkwiːð) Forms: 1 bi-, becweðan, 2–5 bi-, byqueðen, -þe(n, -the(n, 4–6 bequethe, 4–5 -qweth(e, 6 -queath(e, (5 -quete, -wheth(e, -wete, -qwithe, -quaythe, and innumerable illiterate spellings in wills). pa. tense 6– bequeathed; in 1 becwæð, 2 -quað, 2–3 -queð, 2–4 -queþ, 3 -quaad...
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pottle-pot
pottle-pot (ˈpɒt(ə)lpɒt) [f. pottle + pot n.1] A two-quart pot or tankard.1413 in E.E. Wills (1882) 22, Y be-quethe tho [to] William my sone, a new bras pot..an a potel pot of peuwter. 1553 T. Wilson Rhet. 87 There came a man out of the towne with a pinte of wine in a pottle pot to welcome the provo...
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quoth
quoth, v. (pa. tense) Now arch. or dial. (kwəʊθ) [Pa. tense of quethe v. to say.] Said. 1. Used with ns., or pronouns of the first and third persons, to indicate that the words of a speaker are being repeated. The vb. is always placed before the subject, and the clause is commonly inserted parenthet...
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graner
† graner Obs. Forms: 5–7 graner, 6 grayn-, grainard, granier, grayner, 6–7 granar, (granard). [ad. F. grenier; the forms have been variously influenced by grain and granary. Cf. garner.] 1. Some utensil belonging to a brewery; perh. a vessel for holding grain.1413 E.E. Wills (1882) 22 Y be-quethe to...
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quest
▪ I. quest, n.1 (kwɛst) Also 4 quiste, 4–6 queste, 5–6 whest, (qw-), 6 queast. [a. OF. queste (F. quête) = Prov. questa, quista, Sp. cuesta, It. chiesta:—pop. L. *questa, pa. pple. of quērĕre, L. quærĕre to seek, inquire: cf. inquest n.] I. 1. An official or judicial inquiry. = inquest n. 1. Obs. ex...
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