quey
Americannoun
plural
queysEtymology
Origin of quey
1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga
Example Sentences
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O. N. ī > ē, written ei, in quey, gleit, keik.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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
Amang the brackens on the brae, Between her an’ the moon, The deil, or else an outler quey, Gat up an’ gae a croon: Poor Leezie’s heart maist lap the hool!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
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
Ye hae the mair chance o' finding the flown birdies, that ye maybes think mair o' the bonny norland quey than ye think o' the bit Gallowa' calf.
From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank
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