† queckv.²

Forms: 1500s quecke, 1800s queck.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: quake v.¹, quetch v.

Etymology: Apparently a variant of either quake v.¹ or quetch v. (perhaps a variant of quake v.¹ with alteration of the vowel by association with quetch v.).It is unclear whether there is any continuity between the uses in quots. c1540 and 1827.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. Perhaps: = quetch v., quake v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)]

matheleOE

speakc888

spellc888

yedc888

i-quethec900

reirdOE

meldOE

meleOE

quidOE

i-meleOE

wordOE

to open one's mouth (also lips)OE

mootOE

spellc1175

carpa1240

spilec1275

bespeakc1314

adda1382

mella1400

moutha1400

utter?a1400

lalec1400

nurnc1400

parlec1400

talkc1400

to say forthc1405

rekea1450

to say on1487

nevena1500

quinch1511

quetch1530

queckc1540

walk1550

cant1567

twang1602

articulate1615

tella1616

betalk1622

sermocinate1623

to give tongue1737

jaw1748

to break stillness1768

outspeaka1788

to give mouth1854

larum1877

to make noises1909

verbal1974

c1540 Image Ipocrysy iii, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 436 Not for his life to quecke [rhyme necke], But stande vpp, like a bosse.

1827 R. Cobbold Valentine Verses 229 O sight of horror! All my senses queck!—She, most of all, is melancholy wreck!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

queckint.¹v.¹

Brit.

/kwɛk/, U.S.

/kwɛk/

Forms: Middle English kek, Middle English keke, Middle English queek, Middle English queke, Middle English quelkes (plural, perhaps transmission error), Middle English qwek, Middle English 1800s– quek, Middle English–1600s 1900s– queck.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare Dutch kwekken to quack (1552). Compare later quack v.¹ and quake int., and also keck v. 2. Perhaps compare also queck int.²

Now rare.

A. int.¹

Representing the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck, goose, etc. Cf. quack int. Now chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [interjection] > sound made by goose

queckc1320

c1320 Gorleston Psalter in C. Reeves Pleasures & Pastimes in Medieval Eng. (1995) Postscript 211 [In marginal image of a fox carrying off a goose] Queck.

c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls 594 ‘Ye, quek [v.rr. Kek kek, keke; kekyll]!’ yit seyde the doke [v.rr. gose, goos, goose], ful wel and fayre.

c1500 ( in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 45 He toke a goose fast by the nek, And made her to sey ‘wheccumquek’.]

1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 12 Oct. 410/1 Late of a clear afternoon, in spring or summer, a sound of quak! or quek! uttered short, high up in the air..informs us there is a male night-hawk.

1953 Amer. Midland Naturalist 49 34 The male [ptarmigan] protested with his gutteral cackle: quek, quek, quek, quekrrrrrrrrrrr!

a1996 J. Broughton Packing up for Paradise (1997) 171 Said the Birds of America: quak quek quark quark, hoo hoo!

B. v.¹

intransitive. Of a duck, goose, etc.: to quack. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [verb (intransitive)] > quack

quecka1325

quack1570

quackle1622

quake1829

quank1845

a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 260 (MED) Ane en mareis iaroile [glossed quelkes; v.rr. queket, kekys].

c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 7 (MED) Lane Iaroyle en la Ryuer..þe doke quekeþ in þe Ryuer.

c1500 ( in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 44 He toke a gose fast by the nek, And the goose thoo began to quek.

1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos x. D d iv Whom stars of heauen obeyen at beck..and chattring birds with tong that queck.

1610 H. Broughton Reuelation Holy Apocalyps (new ed.) i. xi. 36 Kingdomes match the Pope in strength, and have brought him that he dare not queck but be content to hold his owne.

1999 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Apr. (heading) Quecking like a wee duckling.

Derivatives

ˈquecking n. now rare.

ΚΠ

a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 261 Il i ad iaroil [glossed *quekine], e garoile [glossed trappe], La difference.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 107 The..pioling of Pelicanes, quecking of Ducks,..and wailing of Turtles.

1999 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Apr. A sort of ‘queck-queck’ noise. Like a wee duckling would make. ‘Did Lerry make a quecking noise?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† queckint.²n.

Forms: late Middle English qweke, 1500s queck, 1500s quecke.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Perhaps compare queck int.¹Sense B. may show a different word; perhaps compare whack n.

Obsolete.

A. int.²

Representing a choking sound or a death rattle. In quots. preceded by the Latin phrase in manus tuas (into your hands), the opening words of a prayer said by the dying (Luke 23:46).

ΚΠ

c1475 Mankind (1969) 516 I xall spare Master Alyngton of Botysam... For drede of in manus tuas qweke.

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) f. xxiv They thynke it no shame to robbe and stele Yet were they better to begge a great dele For by robbynge they rynne to, in manus tuas quecke But beggynge is better medecyne for the necke.

B. n.

Perhaps: a knock, a whack. rare.

ΚΠ

c1530 Enterlude of Youth p. iv Yf I fall I catche a quecke I may fortune to breke my necke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

v.²c1540

int.¹v.¹c1320

int.²n.c1475

单词	queck
释义	† queckv.² Forms: 1500s quecke, 1800s queck. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: quake v.¹, quetch v. Etymology: Apparently a variant of either quake v.¹ or quetch v. (perhaps a variant of quake v.¹ with alteration of the vowel by association with quetch v.).It is unclear whether there is any continuity between the uses in quots. c1540 and 1827. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. Perhaps: = quetch v., quake v.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] matheleOE speakc888 spellc888 yedc888 i-quethec900 reirdOE meldOE meleOE quidOE i-meleOE wordOE to open one's mouth (also lips)OE mootOE spellc1175 carpa1240 spilec1275 bespeakc1314 adda1382 mella1400 moutha1400 utter?a1400 lalec1400 nurnc1400 parlec1400 talkc1400 to say forthc1405 rekea1450 to say on1487 nevena1500 quinch1511 quetch1530 queckc1540 walk1550 cant1567 twang1602 articulate1615 tella1616 betalk1622 sermocinate1623 to give tongue1737 jaw1748 to break stillness1768 outspeaka1788 to give mouth1854 larum1877 to make noises1909 verbal1974 c1540 Image Ipocrysy iii, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 436 Not for his life to quecke [rhyme necke], But stande vpp, like a bosse. 1827 R. Cobbold Valentine Verses 229 O sight of horror! All my senses queck!—She, most of all, is melancholy wreck! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). queckint.¹v.¹ Brit. /kwɛk/, U.S. /kwɛk/ Forms: Middle English kek, Middle English keke, Middle English queek, Middle English queke, Middle English quelkes (plural, perhaps transmission error), Middle English qwek, Middle English 1800s– quek, Middle English–1600s 1900s– queck. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare Dutch kwekken to quack (1552). Compare later quack v.¹ and quake int., and also keck v. 2. Perhaps compare also queck int.² Now rare. A. int.¹ Representing the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck, goose, etc. Cf. quack int. Now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [interjection] > sound made by goose queckc1320 c1320 Gorleston Psalter in C. Reeves Pleasures & Pastimes in Medieval Eng. (1995) Postscript 211 [In marginal image of a fox carrying off a goose] Queck. c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls 594 ‘Ye, quek [v.rr. Kek kek, keke; kekyll]!’ yit seyde the doke [v.rr. gose, goos, goose], ful wel and fayre. c1500 ( in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 45 He toke a goose fast by the nek, And made her to sey ‘wheccumquek’.] 1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 12 Oct. 410/1 Late of a clear afternoon, in spring or summer, a sound of quak! or quek! uttered short, high up in the air..informs us there is a male night-hawk. 1953 Amer. Midland Naturalist 49 34 The male [ptarmigan] protested with his gutteral cackle: quek, quek, quek, quekrrrrrrrrrrr! a1996 J. Broughton Packing up for Paradise (1997) 171 Said the Birds of America: quak quek quark quark, hoo hoo! B. v.¹ intransitive. Of a duck, goose, etc.: to quack. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [verb (intransitive)] > quack quecka1325 quack1570 quackle1622 quake1829 quank1845 a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 260 (MED) Ane en mareis iaroile [glossed quelkes; v.rr. queket, kekys]. c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 7 (MED) Lane Iaroyle en la Ryuer..þe doke quekeþ in þe Ryuer. c1500 ( in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 44 He toke a gose fast by the nek, And the goose thoo began to quek. 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos x. D d iv Whom stars of heauen obeyen at beck..and chattring birds with tong that queck. 1610 H. Broughton Reuelation Holy Apocalyps (new ed.) i. xi. 36 Kingdomes match the Pope in strength, and have brought him that he dare not queck but be content to hold his owne. 1999 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Apr. (heading) Quecking like a wee duckling. Derivatives ˈquecking n. now rare. ΚΠ a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 261 Il i ad iaroil [glossed quekine], e garoile [glossed* trappe], La difference. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 107 The..pioling of Pelicanes, quecking of Ducks,..and wailing of Turtles. 1999 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Apr. A sort of ‘queck-queck’ noise. Like a wee duckling would make. ‘Did Lerry make a quecking noise?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † queckint.²n. Forms: late Middle English qweke, 1500s queck, 1500s quecke. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Perhaps compare queck int.¹Sense B. may show a different word; perhaps compare whack n. Obsolete. A. int.² Representing a choking sound or a death rattle. In quots. preceded by the Latin phrase in manus tuas (into your hands), the opening words of a prayer said by the dying (Luke 23:46). ΚΠ c1475 Mankind (1969) 516 I xall spare Master Alyngton of Botysam... For drede of in manus tuas qweke. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) f. xxiv They thynke it no shame to robbe and stele Yet were they better to begge a great dele For by robbynge they rynne to, in manus tuas quecke But beggynge is better medecyne for the necke. B. n. Perhaps: a knock, a whack. rare. ΚΠ c1530 Enterlude of Youth p. iv Yf I fall I catche a quecke I may fortune to breke my necke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.²c1540int.¹v.¹c1320int.²n.c1475
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† queckv.2

queckint.1v.1

Derivatives

† queckint.2n.

† queckv.²

queckint.¹v.¹

† queckint.²n.