quaier

Old French

Alternative forms

quaer
quaern
quaïer
quair
quayer
quayere
queir
quer
quier

Etymology

From Latin quaternus (“fourfold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈi̯eːɾ/

Noun

quaier oblique singular, m (oblique plural quaiers, nominative singular quaiers, nominative plural quaier)

quire

Derived terms

quaernet, quarnet (diminutive)

Descendants

→ English: quire
French: cahier

References

quaier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Etymology and history of “cahier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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