- portcwéne
- f (-an/-an) prostitute, harlot, woman of the town
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
portcwéne
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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
