Quemeful, adj. placable, W2.

Quemen, v. to please, S, H, PP; cwernen, S; cwemde, pt. s., S; i-quernd, pp., S; i-cwemet, S.—­AS. cwA(C)man.

Quenchen, v. to quench, S, Prompt,; S3, SkD; cwennkenn, S; queynte, pt. s., MD, S2; queynt, pp., MD, C; y-kuenct, S2; quenchid, W2.—­AS. cwencan.

Quene, sb. queen, wife, woman, quean, S, C2, C3.  WA; quen, S, C; cuen, S; kuen, MD; kwene, S; cwene, MD.—­AS. cwA(C)n; cp.  OHG. quena, wife (Otfrid); for, root see Brugmann, ASec. 467, 3.

Quene.  It should be noted that E. queen is not precisely the same word as E. quean.  For queen is the phonetic equivalent of AS. cwA(C)n, Goth, kwe*ns, whereas quean represents AS. cwe*ne, Goth. kwi*no. [Addition]

Querel, sb. a complaint, dispute, quarrel, S2, W2; querele, SkD.—­AF. querele\ Late Lat. *_querella_, for Lat. quere*la.

Querne, sb. hand-mill, C2, Prompt., Palsg., MD; queerne, W.—­AS. cweorn; cp.  Goth, kwairnus; see Brugmann, ASec. 442.

Querrour, sb. quarry-man, CM.  See Quarere.

Quest, sb. an inquiry, jury, verdict, G.—­OF. queste, a quest (Cotg.). Quest is used for the proper legal term enquest; OF. enqueste.

Queste, sb. will, bequest, G; quiste, S.  A corrupt form of Quide (q.v.), influenced by the above word.

QueA deg.en, v. to speak, MD; cweA deg.en, S, MD; cwaA deg., pt. s., S; cweA deg., S; queA deg., S; quaA deg., S, S2; quoA deg., S; quat, S; quad, S; quod, S, S2, C2; koth, S3; couth, MD; cothe, MD; hwat, MD; wat, S; ko, S3; i-cwede, pp., S.—­AS. cweA deg.an, pt. cwA|A deg. (pl. cwA|*don), pp. ge-cweden.

Queynt, adj. prudent, fine, quaint, MD; queynte, S3, C2, MD; see Coint.

Queynte, pt. s. was extinguished, S2; see Quenchen.

Queyntelich, adv. skilfully, neatly, MD; queynteli, S3; see Cointeliche.

Queyntise, sb. skill, S3; see Cointise.

Quide, sb. speech, bequest, MD; cwide, S, MD.—­AS. cwide; cp.  OHG. quiti, ‘testimonium’ (Tatian).  See QueA deg.en.

Quidities, sb. pl.; S3.—­From Late Lat. quiditas, a term of the Schoolmen; that which relates to the essence of a thing, having reference to the question quid est, what is it?  Cp.  OF. quidditatif, ’quidditative, doubtful, full of quirks, contentions, wrangling’ (Cotg.).