queint
English
Adjective
queint (comparative more queint, superlative most queint)
- Obsolete form of quenched.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- with fresh onset he assaild, / And kindling new his courage seeming queint, / Strooke him so hugely [...].
- Obsolete form of quaint.
Middle English
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.