quyrre

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quiree (continental Old French cuiriee), from Late Latin *corāta, from cor (heart), with influence from Old French cuir (skin).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kwiˈreː/, /kwɛˈreː/
    • (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈkwireː/, /ˈkwɛreː/, (late) /ˈkwareː/

    Noun

    quyrre (uncountable)

    1. The entrails given to hunting dogs as a reward; the quarry.
    2. The giving of these entrails to hounds.
    3. The animals killed in a hunt or the place where they are found.
    4. (rare) The target given to a hawk by a falconer.
    Descendants
    • English: quarry
    References

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Old French cuirie, from cuir (skin).

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kwiˈreː/, /kwæi̯ˈreː/
      • (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈkwireː/, /ˈkwæi̯reː/

      Noun

      quyrre (plural quyrres) (rare)

      1. a hide or leather
        blake of lyre Queyers a-namelynges
      2. a cuirass, leather armor
        with oute haberion or quyrre
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