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单词 quent
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quentn.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish cuento.
Etymology: < Spanish cuento, quento cuento n.
Obsolete. rare.
= cuento n.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > miscellaneous currencies
sestertium1541
quent1555
conto1601
crore1625
purse1677
sesterce1693
1555 R. Eden tr. F. Lopes in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 314 v Luys of S. Angell..lente theym syxe quentes of marauedes.
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 107 A..gentleman of more than a Quent [Sp. un cuento] of rent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

quentadj.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English aquent , acquaint adj.
Etymology: Probably aphetic < aquent, Older Scots variant of acquaint adj. Compare Old French cointe familiar, known (late 11th cent.: see quaint adj.).
Scottish. Obsolete.
Acquainted, familiar.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective]
couthOE
known1340
familiara1398
unstrangec1400
learnedc1420
conversant1430
beknown?c1475
well-beknown1480
quentc1540
well-kent1554
quainted1560
well-known1568
obversant1579
conversed1607
tame1609
familiarized1633
intimatea1680
household1761
homely1782
ole1835
old1898
c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iv. xv. f. 49/2 New seruandis ar in derisioun amang the quent [L. conseruis] seruitouris.
a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 443 Quhen men ar in ouir greit prosperitie..Vice growis quent [L. nefandissima deuenit flagitia] and vertu is miskend.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

quentv.

Forms: late Middle English queynt, 1500s queint, 1500s quent; Scottish pre-1700 quent.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English quent , quench v.
Etymology: Inferred < quent, past participle of quench v.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To be quenched. Also transitive: to quench.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > become dark [verb (intransitive)] > go out or be extinguished
quench?c1225
aquencha1250
to go out?a1425
quenta1500
to black out1934
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > satisfy or relieve hunger or thirst [verb (transitive)] > specific thirst
slockena1340
quencha1393
sleaka1400
quenta1500
slock1827
slecken1876
a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 57 Fro crapulous etyng, me most absteyne, lest the naturell hete queynt [ Lyell qwenche] therby.
1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 108v Set about my hersse, Two lampes to burne and not to queint [rhyme spent].
1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 88 He thought forthwith his thirst to quent..But there he found or ere he went a greater drougth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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