queynte

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) cwointe, cuinte, cwuinte
quoynte, queinte, quaynt, quaynte, quoynt, queint, coynte, queynt, qwaynte, quaint

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman cointe, from Latin cognitus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛi̯nt(ə)/, /ˈkwɔi̯nt(ə)/, /ˈkɔi̯nt(ə)/, /ˈkwui̯nt(ə)/

Adjective

queynte (comparative queynter, superlative queyntest)

intelligent, smart, well-thought, sagacious, judicious
adept, competent, well-taught
deceptive, cunning, tricky
renowned, notable, recognisable
sophisticated, complicated, detailed
polite, kind, of good manners.
stylish, trendy, beautiful, attractive
wonderful, amazing, extraordinary
bizarre, odd, weird
esoteric, unknown, unfamiliar
Related to witchcraft or the paranormal
boastful, prideful

Descendants

English: quaint
Scots: quent (obsolete)

References

“queint(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Noun

queynte

vulva
- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wife of Bath's Tale”, in Canterbury Tales:
  And trewely, as myne housbondes tolde me, / I hadde þe beste queynte þat myghte be.
  [And truly, as my husbands told me / I had the best cunt that might be.]

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