"quean" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /kwin/, /kwen/, /kwəin/ Forms: queans [plural]
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=|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
  3. maidservant Categories (topical): Children
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-7c88xm9I Disambiguation of Children: 15 5 55 5 21 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 86 2 8
  4. female sweetheart Categories (topical): Female
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-3EERgqys Disambiguation of Female: 1 1 10 72 17
  5. (Shetland) A ram incapable of procreation, a hermaphrodite sheep. Tags: Shetland Categories (topical): Family, People
    Sense id: en-quean-sco-noun-E6BG5BUo Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 4 0 96 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 5 0 95 Categories (other): Shetland Scots
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quine [Doric]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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