Middle English Dictionary Entry
qualm n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | qualm n.(2) Also (errors) qualin, qualyn. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. EFris. kwalm shrieking, uproar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The cry of a raven.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.382 : Wel worthe..augurye of thise fowles, For fere of which men wenen lese here lyves,As ravenes qualm [vrr. qualme, qualin, qualyn], or shrichyng of thise owles.