单词 | quent |
释义 | † quentn. 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. 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. 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). < n.1555adj.c1540v.a1500 |
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