quyrre
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quiree (continental Old French cuiriee), from Late Latin *corāta, from cor (“heart”), with influence from Old French cuir (“skin”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- cure, curee, guyrrei, kyrre, quarre, quarrie, quary, querre, querrye, quirre, quyrrei, quyrrey, whirry
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kwiˈreː/, /kwɛˈreː/
- (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈkwireː/, /ˈkwɛreː/, (late) /ˈkwareː/
Noun[edit]
quyrre (uncountable)
- The entrails given to hunting dogs as a reward; the quarry.
- The giving of these entrails to hounds.
- The animals killed in a hunt or the place where they are found.
- (rare) The target given to a hawk by a falconer.
Descendants[edit]
- English: quarry
References[edit]
- “quirrẹ̄, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Old French cuirie, from cuir (“skin”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quyrre (plural quyrres) (rare)
- a hide or leather
- blake of lyre Queyers a-namelynges
- a cuirass, leather armor
- with oute haberion or quyrre
References[edit]
- “quirrẹ̄, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- enm:Armor
- enm:Falconry
- enm:Hunting