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Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
quern — (n.) O.E. cweorn hand mill, mill, from PIE root *gwern (Cf. O.N. kvern, O.Fris. quern, O.H.G. quirn, Goth. quirnus; Skt. grava crushing stone; Lith. girna millstone, girnos hand mills; O.C.S. zrunuvi … Etymology dictionary
quern — /kwerrn/, n. a primitive, hand operated mill for grinding grain. [bef. 950; ME; OE cweorn; akin to ON kvern hand mill] * * * ▪ tool ancient device for grinding grain. The saddle quern, consisting simply of a flat stone bed and a rounded… … Universalium
quern — (kwûrn), n. a primitive, hand operated mill for grinding grain • Etymology: bef. 950; ME; OE cweorn; akin to ON kvern hand mill … From formal English to slang
Quern — Quern, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG. quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. qu[ae]rn, Goth. qairnus (in asiluqa[ i]rnus), Lith. q[ i]rnos, and perh. E. corn.] A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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gʷer-2, gʷerǝ-, gʷerǝu-, gʷerī- — gʷer 2, gʷerǝ , gʷerǝu , gʷerī English meaning: heavy Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwer” Material: O.Ind. guru ḥ “ heavy, wichtig, ehrwũrdig” (compounds gárīyün, Sup. güriṣ ṭ ha ḥ), ágru “ledig”, gru muṣṭí ḥ “ heavy handful… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
quern — [kwʉrn] n. [ME querne < OE cweorn, akin to ON kvern < IE base * gwer , heavy > L gravis, Gr barys] a primitive hand mill, esp. for grinding grain … English World dictionary