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   Quern

   /kwərn/

   

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   • 1. a simple hand mill for grinding grain, typically consisting of two circular stones, the upper of which is rotated or rubbed to and fro on the lower one.

   Word Origin Old Englishcweorn(e), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse kvern and Dutch kweern.

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   • Define Querns. Querns synonyms, Querns pronunciation, Querns translation, English dictionary definition of Querns. n. A primitive hand-turned grain mill. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Where does quern come from?

   • From Middle English quern, cwerne, from Old English cweorn (“quern, hand-mill, mill”), from Proto-Germanic *kwernō (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Tocharian B kärweñe, Lithuanian girna, Russian жёрнов (žórnov, “millstone”) . quern (plural querns)

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   What does Querne mean in English?

   • n. A primitive hand-turned grain mill. [Middle English querne, from Old English cweorn; see g w erə- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   From Middle English quern, cwerne, from Old English cweorn (“quern, hand-mill, mill”), from Proto-Germanic *kwernō (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Tocharian B kärweñe, Lithuanian girna, Russian жёрнов (žórnov, “millstone”).

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   (General American) IPA(key): /kwɝn/

   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɜːn/

   Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

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   quern (plural querns) 1. A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones. 1.1. 1978, Robert Nye, Merlin: 1.1.1. She is shaking in ingredients from various small bottles and quernsproduced from the pockets of her robes, and from the drawer in the wooden table. 1.2. 2005, Anne Crone, Ewan Campbell, A Crannog of the First M...

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   quern (third-person singular simple present querns, present participle querning, simple past and past participle querned) 1. (transitive) To grind; to use a quern. 1.1. 1979, Poul Anderson, The Merman's Children, published 2011, unnumbered page: 1.1.1. He could almost set aside the longing for Eyjan that ever quernedwithin him—almost—in this place ...

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   May 21, 2024 · quern in British English. (kwɜːn ) noun. a stone hand mill for grinding corn. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English cweorn; related to Old Frisian quern, Old High German kurn, Old Norse kverna, Gothic quairnus millstone. Word Frequency.

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   verb. To grind. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Quern. Noun. Singular: quern. Plural: querns. Origin of Quern. From Middle English quern, cwerne, from Old English cweorn (“quern, hand-mill, mill" ), from Proto-Germanic *kwernuz, *kwernō (“millstone" ), from Proto-Indo-European *gÊ·erǝun-, *gÊ·rāun- (“millstone" ).

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