Pynoun, sb. a pennon, C; see Penoun.

Pyony, sb. peony, Prompt.; pyon, Cath.; pyany, Prompt.; piones, pl., seeds of the peony, P; pyonies, PP.—­OF. pione, pion (Cotg.); Lat. p(a)eonia; Gr. [Greek:  paionia], the peony.

Pyry, sb. storm of wind, gust, Prompt.; pyrie, S3 (p. 437); pirie, HD, Prompt. (n); pyrry, Palsg., ND:  pirrie, S3, ND; perrie, Prompt, (n), ND; berrie, Cotg. (s.v. tourbillor); berry, Florio (s. v. crA cubedscia d’Aicque), HD.

Pyt, sb. pit, pool, Prompt.; put, S. PP; pit, S; pytte, Prompt.; putte, S, PP, S2; pette, S2.—­AS. pytt; Late Lat. *_putius_; Lat. puteus.

Quad, adj. and sb. evil, bad, the Evil One, MD, C2; qued, MD, PP; cwed, MD; quet, MD; kueade, dat., S2; queade, S2; quede, S2.—­AS. cwead; cf.  Du. kwaad.

Quad, pt. s. quoth, S; see QueA deg.ten.

Quaile, v. to wither, to die, S3 (28a. 91), SkD, ND.  Sh.; to overpower, intimidate, ND, SkD, Sh.

Quain, sb. trouble, mourning, S2.—­AS. *_hwAin_ (see below).

Quainen, v. to lament, MD (s. v. hwenenA); whene, MD.—­AS. hwAinan (in Ai-hwA|*nan, BT).

Quair, sb. quire, book, S3; quayre, Manip., CM; quayer, Voc.—­OF. quayer (F. cahier), Prov. cazern for cadern:  It. quaderno; Lat. quaternum; cp.  Late Lat. quaternio a sheet folded in four (Voc.).  See Quartern.

Quaken, v. to quake, tremble, S2; cwakien, S; quakede, pt. s., PP, MD; quok (strong form), PP; quook, C2, SkD; quoke, S2, H.—­AS. cwacian.

Quakynge, sb. trembling, Prompt., MD; quakyng, W.—­AS. cwacung.

Qual, sb. whale, MD, Cath. (n); qwal, Prompt.; qwaylle, Cath.; quale, S2; whal, W2; hwel, MD; qualle, pl., S2, Cath. (n); quhalis, S3, Cath. (n).—­AS. hwA|l.

Qualm, sb. death, pestilence, S2, H; cwalm, MD; qualme, dat., C.—­AS. cwealm.  See Quelen.

Quarel, sb. a square-headed cross-bow bolt, quarrel, WA, SkD; quarelle, S2; quarrel, WA, ND.—­AF. quarel, cross-bow bolt; Late Lat. quadrellum (ace.), a quarrel, a square tile, dimin. of Lat. quadrus, square.

Quarere, sb. quarry, Prompt.; quareres, pl., S2.—­OF. quarriere (Cotg.); Late Lat. quadraria, quarry, deriv. from quadrus.  See above.