"quean" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /kwin/, /kwen/, /kwəin/ Forms: queans [plural], quine [alternative, Doric]
Etymology: From Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|quene}} Middle English quene, {{der|sco|ang|cwene}} Old English cwene, {{der|sco|gmw-pro|*kwenā}} Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*kwenǭ||woman}} Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*gʷḗn||woman}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|queans|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} quean (plural queans), {{sco-noun}} quean (plural queans)
  1. young woman, girl
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-YtVKV-GI
  2. daughter
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-TtKPgsqW Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Children, Family, People Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 6 67 6 6 16 Disambiguation of Children: 11 57 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. maidservant
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-7c88xm9I
  4. female sweetheart
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-3EERgqys Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0 100 0
  5. (Shetland) A ram incapable of procreation, a hermaphrodite sheep. Tags: Shetland
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-E6BG5BUo Categories (other): Shetland Scots

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
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    },
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      ]
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        ]
      ]
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          "name": "Shetland Scots",
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      "glosses": [
        "A ram incapable of procreation, a hermaphrodite sheep."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(Shetland) A ram incapable of procreation, a hermaphrodite sheep."
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kwin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwəin/"
    }
  ],
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    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    },
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        ]
      ]
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        "maidservant"
      ],
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          "maidservant",
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      ],
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          "sweetheart",
          "sweetheart"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "A ram incapable of procreation, a hermaphrodite sheep."
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/kwin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwəin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quean"
}

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