Middle English Dictionary Entry
quabbe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | quabbe n. Also (inflected) quabben & (in names only) quab-, cuabba-, qual-. |
| Etymology | Prob. OE *cwabba; cp. quot.: a1500. Also cp. AL quabba & MLG quobbe, quabbe. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A marsh, bog; also in surnames & place names [see Smith PNElem.1.121].
Associated quotations
- (1209) Pipe R.Winch56/30 : Galfridi de Quabbe.
- (1272-1306) EPNSoc.16 (Wil.)51 : La Quabbe.
- (1285) EPNSoc.7 (Sus.)368 : Ate Quabbalke.
- (1296) EPNSoc.7 (Sus.)368 : Qualbat.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.16 (Wil.)445 : Le Quabbe.
- (1311) EPNSoc.7 (Sus.)368 : La Quabbe.
- (1339) EPNSoc.18 (Mid.)203 : Le Quabbe.
- (1349) EPNSoc.7 (Sus.)368 : Cuabbavella.
- (1453) EPNSoc.3 (Bedf.& Hnt.)136 : The Quabbe.
- a1500(OE) Chart.in Birch Cart.Sax.3.499 : Ðis sant þa land imare to Alderescumbe..of þat dich forðe be Wirtrime on heahstanes quabben.