- cweorn
- f (-a/-a) quern, hand-mill, mill
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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cweorn — mill … The Old English to English
mill — cweorn … English to the Old English
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Kern — Kern, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See {Quern}. ] A hand mill. See {Quern}. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quern — Quern, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG. quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. qu[ae]rn, Goth. qairnus (in asiluqa[ i]rnus), Lith. q[ i]rnos, and perh. E. corn.] A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quern — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cweorn; akin to Old High German quirn hand mill, Old Church Slavic žrŭny Date: before 12th century a primitive hand mill for grinding grain … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quorn, Leicestershire — Quorn is a village in Leicestershire, England. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, a few miles away. Its original name is said to derive from … Wikipedia
Querne, die — * Die Quêrne oder Quêrn, plur. die n, oder en, ein im Hochdeutschen veraltetes Wort, eine Mühle zu bezeichnen; in der Monseeischen Glosse Quirn, bey andern alten Schriftstellern Chuira. Es ist noch im Nieders. und den verwandten Sprachen gangbar … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
gʷerə- — I. gʷerə 1 Heavy. Oldest form *gʷerə₂ . Derivatives include grave2, grief, aggravate, baritone, guru, brute, and blitzkrieg. I. Zero grade form *gʷr̥ə . 1. Suffixed form *gʷr̥ə wi . grave2, gravid, gravimeter … Universalium
quern — /kwerrn/, n. a primitive, hand operated mill for grinding grain. [bef. 950; ME; OE cweorn; akin to ON kvern hand mill] * * * ▪ tool ancient device for grinding grain. The saddle quern, consisting simply of a flat stone bed and a rounded… … Universalium
