quean
Example Sentences
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Then, after the feast ye shall dance—dance, Elsie, as danced that other bonnie quean they caaed the dochter o' Herodias.
From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Oh, she was a canty quean, An' weel could dance the Hieland walloch!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
Ay, ay," answered Rob, "she's under lawfu' authority now; and full time, for she was a daft hempie—But she's a mettle quean.
From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Ane wad think it's true," quoth Cuddie; "for I hae aye had some carline or quean or another to gar me gang their gate instead o' my ain.
From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Scott, Walter, Sir
For queen is the phonetic equivalent of AS. cwén, Goth. kwēns, whereas quean represents AS. cwĕne, Goth. kwĭno.
From A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew, A. L. (Anthony Lawson)
