Middle English Dictionary Entry
quar n.
Entry Info
Forms | quar n. |
Etymology | From quarrei n.; cp. EMnE quar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A stone quarry; also as place name [see Smith PNElem.2.77].
Associated quotations
- (1247) in Kökeritz PNWight44 : Quarr.
- (1361) in Kökeritz PNWight44 : Quarr.
- (1461) in Kökeritz PNWight44 : Quarr.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)361 : Qwarere, or qwar of stone: lapidicina, Saxifragium, lapifodina.