Definitions for quern
quern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quernnoun

   a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quernnoun

   A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones

2. quernverb

   To grind.

3. Etymology: From quern, cwerne, from cweorn, from kwernuz, from gʷerǝun-. Cognate with quern, kweern, kurn, kværn, kvarn.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quernnoun

   A handmill.

   Etymology: cweorn , Saxon.

   Skim milk, and sometimes labour in the quern,
   And bootless make the breathless huswife churn. William Shakespeare.

   Some apple-colour’d corn
   Ground in fair querns, and some did spindles turn. George Chapman.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quern

   Quern (Danish: Kværn) is a former municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Since 1 March 2013, it has been part of the municipality of Steinbergkirche.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quern

   A quern is a simple, ancient type of tool used for grinding grain, seeds, or other hard substances. It typically consists of two round flat stones, with the top stone being turned or rubbed against the bottom one to grind the material between them.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quernnoun

   a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills

2. Etymology: [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG. quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. qurn, Goth. qairnus (in asiluqarnus), Lith. qrnos, and perh. E. corn.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quern

   Quern is a former municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quern

   kwėrn, n. a stone handmill for grinding grain. [A.S. cwyrn, cweorn; Ice. kvern, Goth, kwairnus.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quern

   a handmill of stone for grinding corn, of primitive contrivance, and still used in remote parts of Ireland and Scotland.

Matched Categories

1. • Mill

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How to pronounce quern?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quern in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quern
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quern
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quern
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quern
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=quern
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quern
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Quern
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quern