- cwyrn
- see cweorn
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
cwyrn
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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
