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1 TEN
quëan, quain. (In earlier sources the word cainen occurs, but according to VT48:12, Tolkien eventually rejected this word.) For the syntax of numerals, see THREE. GROUP OF TEN (10 similar things) maquat (actually the dual form of maqua "hand", referring to the ten fingers on both hands). Ordinal TENTH quainëa. The fraction ONE TENTH is given as caista (and cast) in VT48:11, but since Tolkien later decided that the word for "ten" was to have the initial sound qu- rather than c-, we must apparently read *quaista (and *quast, but normally Quenya words do not end in consonant clusters). –VT48:6, 11, VT47:7, VT42:25, cf. KAYAN, KAYAR
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Quean — Quean, n. [Originally, a woman, AS. cwene; akin to OS. quena, OHG. quena, Icel. kona, Goth qin?, and AS. cw[ e]n, also to Gr. ? woman, wife, Skr. gn[=a] goddess. Cf. {Queen}.] 1. A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. [Obs. or Scot.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quean — (n.) young, robust woman, O.E. cwene woman, also female serf, hussy, prostitute (Cf. portcwene public woman ), from P.Gmc. *kwenon (Cf. O.S. quan, O.H.G. quena, O.N. kona, Goth. qino wife, woman ); see QUEEN (Cf. queen … Etymology dictionary
quean — [kwēn] n. [ME queyne < OE cwene, akin to cwen, QUEEN & Goth qino, woman < IE base * gwenā, woman > QUEEN, Sans ganā, goddess, Gr Gynē, woman] 1. Archaic a) a bold, brazen woman; hussy b) a prostitute … English World dictionary
quean — North Country (Newcastle) Words a term of abuse to a female; but not always used in a reproachful sense: a sturdy quean , a good like quean … English dialects glossary
quean — n British the earlier spelling of queen, meaning an effeminate homosexual. This spelling coexisted with queen until the early 1960s when it virtually disappeared. Quean was a descendant of Old and Mid dle English words related to (but not derived … Contemporary slang
quean — cot·quean; quean; … English syllables
quean — noun Etymology: Middle English quene, from Old English cwene; akin to Old English cwēn woman, queen Date: before 12th century 1. a disreputable woman; specifically prostitute 2. chiefly Scottish woman; especially one that is young or unmarried … New Collegiate Dictionary
quean — queanish, adj. queanlike, adj. /kween/, n. 1. an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy. 2. a prostitute. 3. Brit. Dial. a girl or young woman, esp. a robust one. [bef. 1000; ME quene, OE cwene; c. MD quene, kone, OS, OHG quena, Goth qino … Universalium
quean — noun /kwiːn/ An impudent woman; a prostitute … Wiktionary
Quean — A woman. The word s use was uncomplimentary, being later used of prostitutes. It shares its root with queen but is a discrete word. [< OldEngl. cwene = a woman] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
quean — see GYNAECOLOGY … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
