"querne" meaning in Middle English

See querne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɛrn(ə)/, /ˈkweːrn(ə)/, /ˈkwɛːrn(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English cweorn, from Proto-West Germanic *kwernu, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|cweorn}} Old English cweorn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kwernu}} Proto-West Germanic *kwernu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kwernō}} Proto-Germanic *kwernō, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*gʷréh₂wō|t=heavy stone}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} querne, {{enm-noun|quernes}} querne (plural quernes) Forms: quernes [plural], quern [alternative], queerne [alternative], quyerne [alternative], quyrne [alternative], qwerne [alternative], cwerne [alternative], qwhern [alternative], qweryn [alternative], whern [alternative]
  1. A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-querne-enm-noun-VjBBoQ9Q Disambiguation of Tools: 48 52 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A stone forming part of a quern. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-querne-enm-noun-IkNTb2Nj Disambiguation of Tools: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: peperquerne

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "peperquerne"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "quern",
            "3": "kern",
            "4": "curn",
            "5": "quirn"
          },
          "expansion": "English: quern, kern, curn, quirn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: quern, kern, curn, quirn"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "querne",
            "3": "quern",
            "4": "queirn",
            "5": "queern"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: querne, quern, queirn, queern",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: querne, quern, queirn, queern"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "querne"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: querne",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: querne"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "*gʷreh₂-"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "cweorn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English cweorn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kwernu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kwernu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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    {
      "form": "quernes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quern",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quyerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quyrne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwhern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qweryn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "querne",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "quernes"
      },
      "expansion": "querne (plural quernes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "orig": "enm:Tools",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "quern",
          "quern#English"
        ]
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        "A stone forming part of a quern."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛrn(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweːrn(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛːrn(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "querne"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷreh₂-",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Tools"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "peperquerne"
    }
  ],
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            "5": "quirn"
          },
          "expansion": "English: quern, kern, curn, quirn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: quern, kern, curn, quirn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "sco",
            "2": "querne",
            "3": "quern",
            "4": "queirn",
            "5": "queern"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: querne, quern, queirn, queern",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: querne, quern, queirn, queern"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: querne"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "heavy stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English cweorn, from Proto-West Germanic *kwernu, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.",
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    {
      "form": "quernes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quyerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quyrne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwerne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwhern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qweryn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whern",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "querne",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "quernes"
      },
      "expansion": "querne (plural quernes)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains."
      ],
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        [
          "quern",
          "quern#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A stone forming part of a quern."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛrn(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweːrn(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛːrn(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "querne"
}

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