quey
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of quey
1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga
Example Sentences
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The same change of i to an e-vowel is observed in gleit and quey.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
"I said I had a name for the thing; but they were no friends of mine who gave me the credit, and I never stole stot or quey in all my life."
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
Gie the quey calves plenty o' milk, as much as they'll lash into themselves.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
"The man's as mad as a March hare, or a gled-stung quey," cried Matty.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
Ye might try it on the bauson-faced year-auld quey; an it does nae gude, it can do nae ill.—
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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