| quaff | ||||
| Low German = | quassen | |||
| quail | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwelan | |||
| Definition = | to die | |||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwellan | |||
| Definition = | to kill, to quell | |||
| Middle English = | quelen | |||
| Definition = | to die | |||
| quaint | ||||
| Middle English = | queint | cointe | ||
| Definition = | dainty or fine | |||
| Old French = | coynt | coint | ||
| Definition = | dainty or fine | |||
| quake | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwacain | |||
| qualm | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwealm | |||
| Definition = | destruction, death, pestilence. | |||
| quarrel | ||||
| Middle English = | querele | quarel | quarell | querel |
| Old French = | querela | |||
| quarry | ||||
| Middle English = | quarry | quarrey | quarre | |
| Definition = | thick or square. An arrow with a square head. | |||
| quarry | ||||
| Middle English = | querre | |||
| Definition = | an animal that is being hunted. | |||
| Old French = | cuiree | |||
| Definition = | 1. a hide from an animal. 2. an animal that is being hunted. | |||
| quarry | ||||
| Old English = | quarrere | quarere | ||
| Definition = | the place where building stone is cut. | |||
| Old French = | quarriere | |||
| Definition = | the place where building stone is cut. | |||
| quart | ||||
| Old French = | quarte | |||
| Definition = | one fourth part. | |||
| quarter | ||||
| Middle English = | quartre | |||
| Old French = | quarter | |||
| quartern | ||||
| Old French = | quarieron | |||
| quash | ||||
| Middle English = | quashen | |||
| Old French = | quasser | |||
| quatrefoil | ||||
| Middle English = | quaterfoyle | |||
| Old French = | quaterfeuille | |||
| quaver | ||||
| Middle English = | quaveren | cwafien | ||
| quay | ||||
| Middle English = | kei | |||
| Old French = | cai | caie | ||
| quean | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwene | |||
| Middle English = | quene | queyne | ||
| queasy | ||||
| Middle English = | quesye | |||
| Old Norse = | kveisa | |||
| Definition = | an ulser or boil. | |||
| queen | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwen | |||
| Middle English = | quen | |||
| quell | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwellan | |||
| Middle English = | quellen | |||
| quern | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwyrn | cweorn | ||
| quest | ||||
| Middle English = | queste | |||
| Old French = | queste | |||
| quick | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwic | cuc | ||
| quicken | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwician | |||
| quicksand | ||||
| Middle English = | quykkesand | |||
| quicksilver | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwicseolfor | |||
| Middle English = | quyksilver | |||
| quill | ||||
| Middle English = | quil | |||
| quilt | ||||
| Old French = | cuilte | coutre | coultre | |
| quince | ||||
| Old French = | cooin | |||
| quire | ||||
| Middle English = | quair | |||
| Definition = | loose pages, as in an unbound book. | |||
| Old French = | quaer | |||
| Definition = | loose pages, as in an unbound book. | |||
| quirk | ||||
| Old Norse = | kuerk | |||
| Definition = | a crop, bird's neck. | |||
| quit | ||||
| Old French = | quiter | |||
| quitch | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cwice | |||
| quitor | ||||
| Old French = | quiture | |||
| quiver | ||||
| Middle English = | quivere | |||
| Definition = | to tremble with fear. | |||
| quiver | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | cocer | |||
| Definition = | a case for carrrying arrows. | |||
| Old French = | quivre | cuivre | ||
| Definition = | a case for carrrying arrows. | |||
| quiot | ||||
| Middle English = | coite | coyte | ||
| Definition = | a cushion. | |||
| Old French = | coite | |||
| Definition = | a cushion. | |||
| quoth | ||||
| Anglo-Saxon = | quæth | |||
| Rabbi | ||
| Middle English = | Raby | |
| reached | ||
| Middle English = | raughte | |
| red | ||
| Middle English = | rede | reed |
| removed | ||
| Middle English = | remewed | |
| renown | ||
| Middle English = | renomee | |
| reporter | ||
| Middle English = | reportour | |
| rescue | ||
| Middle English = | rescous | |
| righteousness | ||
| Middle English = | rightwisnesse | |
| river | ||
| Middle English = | riveer | |
| rock | ||
| Middle English = | roche | |
| ruddy | ||
| Middle English = | rody | |
| rungs | ||
| Middle English = | ronges | |
| definition = | as in rungs of a ladder | |
| Russia | ||
| Middle English = | Ruce | |
| rye | ||
| Middle English = | reye | |