English Wordbook/Q

Staff Q of the English Wordbook.

Basic abbreviations:

• OE = Old English
• ME = Middle English
• SC = Scots
• WF = West Frish
• NF = North Frish
• SF = Saterlandish Frish
• WLG = West Low Theech
• ELG = East Low Theech
• NL = Netherlandish
• NHG = New High Theech
• IC = Icelandish
• HIC = High Icelandish
• NO = Nornish
• SW = Swedish
• DN = Danish
• MLG = Middle Low Theech
• MNL = Middle Netherlandish
• MHG = Middle High Theech
• OF = Old Frish
• OS = Old Saxish
• OHG = Old High Theech
• ON = Old Norse
• GO = Gottish
• PWG = Or-West-Theedish
• PG = Or-Theedish

For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Offshortenings.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Chancery English	Class	Anglish/English
		Attested	Unattested
quadrennium	n	-	yearfour
quadrilateral	n	-	fourhook (cf. Du. vierhoek) fithershite
quadrupedal	adj	four-footed	-
quadruple	vb/adj	fourfold	-
quadruplet	n	-	fourfoldling
quail	n		woodhen, edhen, whittle (O.E wihtel)
qualification	n	if	orskill
qualify	vb	fit, ready	-
quality	n/adj	n: standing; hallmark, kind adj: worthy, blue-chip, four-star, gilt-edged, groovy, keen, lovely, sterling, tip-top, topping, wonderful slang: cool, out-of-sight	suchness (<OE swilcness), ownship special: sunderkind (<OE sundorgecynd)
quantity	n	boatload, bunch, bundle, deal, handful, heap, hundred, lashings, loads, sheaf, shipload, stack, wealth	yelm, mickleness, muchness (<OE micelnes)
quarantine	n		self-sunderhood (loanshift of self-isolation); homestuck.
quarry	n	stonepit, stone-bed	delvern, stone-delf
quarter	n	fourth, farthing	fourdeal
quartz	n	-	hardstone (calque)
quasi-	pref	almost, nearly, nigh-	-
quay	n	wharf	-
quest	n	fare, hunt	-
question	n	asking, bidding, fraining	ask-thing; frain (<ME<OE fræġn, cf. NHG. fragen, Du. vragen), befraining, soke
question	vb	ask, bid, frain	befrain (<OE befrinan. cf. NHG befragen)
questionable	adj	dodgy, iffy, shady, shaky	frainful, frainworthy, cwalmy, cwalmworthy, askworthy, bidworthy
queue	n	row, line
qui pro quo	phr	misunderstanding	-
quid pro quo	phr	back-and-forth, trade-off	-
quiet	adj	hushed, still; low-key; hidden, sheltered,	roolie swey (<OE swige)
quieten	vb	lull, settle, soothe, still; hush	beroo (cf. NHG beruhigen), swey
quietness	n	stillness, roo	-
quietude	n	-	stillhood
quince (fruit)	n	-	codapple (<OE coddæppel)
quintessential	adj	-	swotelsome (OE sweotol)
quinquennium	n	-	yearfive
quit	vb	step down; give up, knock off; forsake, allay, end	Afleut (cf. Dn. Afslut)
quite	adv	altogether, wholly; kind of, more or less, much, fully, even, evenly, fairly
quiver	n	tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion	cocker
quiz	n	guessing game	knowledge game (O.E. game & know; plus ledge of obscure origin), frain game
quote	vb	show, quethe, speech-mark	twinspeak
quotidian	adj	daily	-