A dictionary of barbarous French, or, A collection, by way of alphabet, of obsolete, provincial, mis-spelt, and made words in French taken out of Cotgrave's dictionary with some additions : a work much desired, and now performed, for the satisfaction of such as read Old French / by Gvy Miege ...

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• QUadragenaire, of forty years.
• Quadragesimal, of, or belonging to Lent.
• Quadrain, for quatrain, a Stanza, or staff of four Verses.
• Quadrangule, quadrangular, four-square.
• Quadrannier, of four years, four years old.
• Quadraturé, square, well-grown, well-set, almost as thick as long.
• Quadré, squared; also sitted, or a∣greeing unto.
• Quadrelle, an arrow, a shaft.
• Quadrer, to square; also to suit, or be fit for.
• Quadrilettre, a word of four Let∣ters.
• Quadrille, a Squadron containing 25 (or fewer) Souldiers.
• Quadrin, a farthing.
• Quadrivie, a place where four sun∣dry ways do meet; also a way that hath several turnings, or partings.
• Quadrupe, four-footed.
• Quadruplement, a quadruplication.
• Quadruplique, a second rejoynder, or a third defence, or writing put into Court by a Defendant.
• Qu'a-hu qu'a-ha, well or ill, one way or another; also laboriously, pain∣fully.
• Quai, for Quay, the Key of a River, or Haven; also a pillar of mar∣ble, or stone.
• Quaisse, Quaissier, as Caisse, Cais∣sier in the N. D.
• Qualibre, as Calibre in the N. D.
• Qualibré, sit for (fitted unto) the bore.
• Quandoque, as Docteur de quan∣doque, a Dunsical Doctor.
• Quaneuse, a Mill-hopper.
• Quantores, albeit, though, although.
• Quantes fois, how often, how many times. Toutes & quantes fois, or Toutes fois & quantes, as often as.
• Quanton, as Canton in the N. D.
• Quaqueroles, the tawny Beetles which buzze about the flocks in Hay-time; also the shells of Snails, &c.
• Quaquet, or Quaquetement, Qua∣queter, Quaqueteur. See Ca∣quet, Caqueter, Caqueteur in the N. D.
• Quarantain, Quarentaine, for qua∣rantaine, a term of forty days.
• Quaresme, for Carême, Lent.
• Quaresmeau, as Jour quaresmeau, a Lenten, or Fish-day.
• Quarillon, &c. See Carillon in the N. D.
• Quarlet, the small Plaice, or fresh-water Plaice; or a kinde of broad and short Plaice.
• Quarme, the horn-beam, or hard beam.
• Quarneau, for creneau, a pinnacle, a battlement.
• Quarquan, for carcan, a carknet.
• Quarre, a square; also a corner.
• Quarrefour, Quarreler, Quarrelé, Quarrelure. See them with Ca instead of qua in the N. D.
• Quarrelet, as quarlet.
• Quarreleur, for Savetier, a Cobler.
• Quarrellage, as Carrelure in the N. D.
• Quarrément, squarely.
• Quarrer, Quarreure. See Carrer, Carrure in the N. D.
• Quarrier, as Quarrieur.
• Quarriere, a high-way, a quarry of stone; also as Carriere in the N. D.
• Quarrieur, a Quarrier, or Quarry-man.
• Quarril, the fourth part of a Spanish Real; a small Coin worth our three half-pence.
• Quarroy, a great and broad High∣way. Le grand Quarroy, the Kings High-way.
• Quartage, a fourth.
• Quartagé, a fourth part of the price whereof is paid, as a Custom, unto the King.
• Quartaire, the quarter of a pound; also a measure containing about 12 spoonfuls of liquid, and weigh∣ing about 5 ounces in dry things.
• Quartault, the quarter, or fourth part of a measure.
• Quartellee, a certain quantity of, or measure for, ground in Bourbon∣nois.
• Quartement, fourthly.
• Quarteranche, the eighth part of a Bichot (a measure for co••••.)
• Quarterée, a Bushel.
• Quarternier de Gensdarmes, an Of∣ficer having the charge or com∣mand of four Gensdarmes.
• Quassant, Quassation, Quassé, Quas∣ser. See them with Ca instead of qua, in the N. D.
• Quas••ette, for cassette, a little box.
• Quasseur, a breaker.
• Quasseure, for cassure, a bruise.
• Quaternaire, fourth.
• Quatir, as Catir in the N. D,
• Quatridien, of four days.
• Quatroillé, diversify'd, streaked with one colour upon another.
• Quatruplon, four Ducats in one piece.
• Quau, for corps, body.
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• Quayer, as Cayer in the N. D.
• Quayre, a little worm that breeds between the bark and wood of trees.
• Quecas, as quocas.
• Quemand, as Caimand.
• Quemilse, the principal overture of a melting furnace.
• Quemen, a way.
• Quemuletier, a Counter-charmer, a Wizard, or good Witch.
• Quenaille, for canaille, rascals.
• Quenaise, as Droict de quenaise, the Right of Escheatage, where∣by an Inheritance Roturier falls into the Lords hands, when the Tenant thereof leaves no Heirs of his Body behind him.
• Quenie, a certain old-fashion gar∣ment; or as Squenie.
• Quenouillée, a distaff full of.
• Quenouillette, a little distaff; also a kinde of small apple.
• Quens, a Count, or an Earl.
• Quercelle, Quercerelle, a Kastrel.
• Querimonie, a complaint, or moan∣ing.
• Queritant, seeking for, enquiring after.
• Querquois, for carquois, a quiver.
• Querre, for querir, to fetch.
• Quesne, for chêne, an Oak.
• Quesnoy, a Wood of Oaks.
• Quesse, for caisse, a chest.
• Questable, finable; (as some Tenants are at the pleasure of their Lords) also searchable.
• Questal, servile, holding by Villa∣nage; held by a servile Tenure.
• Questaux, Villanes, the property of all whose Estate is in their Land-lords; so that they can neither devise by will, nor alien by bar∣gain, any part of it.
• Queste-pain, a common beggar; or a begging.
• Questionnette, a small question, or a slight demand.
• Questionneur, a questioner, an in∣quisitive Companion.
• Questuaire, gainful, or profitable.
• Queu, for queux, a whet-stone.
• Queuäge, a certain Impost levyed in some parts of France, upon eve∣ry Queuë or Pipe of wine.
• Queué, tailed, that hath a tail.
• Queuëtte, a little tail, or stalk; the tip of a thing.
• Queus, for queux, a whet-stone.
• Queuse, a rude lump, or mass, as of iron, &c. coming from the furnace, or before it be wrought into bars.
• Queusser, as pren garde que ton car ne se queusse, take heed thy cart doth not overthrow.
• Queut, as queus.
• Queute, small drink, small beer.
• Queux, for Cuisinier, a Cook. Le grand Queux de France, the Kings chief Cook.
• Queymander, to beg from door to door.
• Quidam, a certain man.
• Quidditatif, doubtful, obscure, full of quirks; also contentions, li∣tigious.
• Quideau, a wicker engine whereby fish is caught.
• Quierchier, the name of a small bird.
• Quietin, as Theatin.
• Quietude, rest, or peaceableness.
• Quignet, a little corner.
• Quillard, for billard, billiard.
• Quillat, the refining, or touch of gold; also a carrat.
• Quillebandier, one that plays much at nine-pins.
• Quillela, a kind of Play like unto Cat and Trap.
• Quillevillis, skirret roots.
• Quillons de la garde d'une espée, the cross bars of the hilt of a sword.
• Quinaire, an ancient Roman Coyn.
• Quinaud, an ape, or monkey; an ill favoured creature. Je l'ai ren∣du quinaut, I have put him to a non-plus.
• Quinconcé, as Verger quinconcé, an Orchard whose trees are rank∣ed in equal distance asunder, and directly one over against the other.
• Quine, as faire la quine à quelcun, to make mouths at one.
• Quines, two fives on the dice.
• Quinette, a crutch; also a snipe.
• Quinquailles, old iron; also small iron ware.
• Quinquallier, for Quinquaillier, an Iron-monger.
• Quinquaneleur, a Bankrupt; one that procures or forces his Credi∣tors to give him five years day of payment.
• Quinquangle, having five angles, or corners.
• Quinque, as pain de quinque, deli∣cate bread made against the five solemn Feasts of Easter, St. Pe∣ters and St. Pauls day, the As∣sumption of the Virgin Mary, and Christmass.
• Quinquenaut, the name of a flie in Beausse.
• Quinquenelle, Quinquennelle, a respit or term of five years. Faire quinquenelle, to become bank∣rupt.
• Quinquennon, as Privilege de quin∣quennon, a Protection for five years granted by the Prince (or his Officers) unto a Debtor, who makes good proof of the loss, or extream diminution of his Estate, since the time of the making of the bargain, whereby he became indebted.
• Quinson, a Chaffinch.
• Quintain, as quintin.
• Quinte-feuille, cink-foyl, five-leaved grass.
• Quintement, (Adj.) fifthly.
• Quintessencé, exceedingly refined, or purify'd.
• Quintessencer, as quintessencier in the N. D.
• Quintessencieux, all quintessence, full of spirit.
• Quintil, a rash Judge, a hasty Cen∣surer of other mens writings.
• Quintin, French lawn; a course kind of lawn.
• Quinuneve, en ordre quinuneve, checkerwise.
• Quiquenelle, as quinquenelle.
• Quis, sought, looked, or searched for; fetched, gotten.
• Quitement, freely, or without hin∣derance.
• Quiterne, for guitare, a guitar.
• Quiteur, or Quitteur, a quitter, ac∣quitter, or discharger.
• Quittus, an acquittance, or quietus est.
• Qulocul, the last or youngest Child one hath.
• Quocas, shaled nuts.
• Quocquetier, a Huckster.
• Quolibet, a quirk, or quiddity; al∣so a jest, or by-word. Un vieux quolibet, an old saying.
• Quoquar, an egg.
• Quoquelicoq, for coquelicoc, wild poppy.
• Quoquemart, for coquemar, a bra∣zen pot, or chafer, with a cover.
• Quoté, quoted, marked, noted in the margent; also taxed, assessed, rated.
• Quoter, to quote, or mark in the margent; also to tax, assess, or rate.
• Quotidien, daily.
• Quotiens, totiens quotiens, very often, as often as he pleaseth.
• Quotient, the part, or portion, which

• in the division of a thing among many falls unto every ones share.
• Quotizé, Quotizer, as Cotisé, Cotiser in the N. D.
• Quottité, an even assesment, or rate imposed; the laying on every one his share.
• Quouät, an underling.
• Quoüé, tailed, having a tail. Frou∣ment quoüé, tailed wheat, fox-tail.
• Quoy, quiet, still.
• Quoyement, quietly.
• Quoyeté, quietness, stilness.