different between quhere vs quaere
quhere
English
Adverb
quhere (not comparable)
- (especially Scotland) Obsolete spelling of where
quhere From the web:
quaere
English
Alternative forms
- quære (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaer? (“seek, look for; ask”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kw???i/
Verb
quaere (third-person singular simple present quaeres, present participle quaering or quaereing, simple past and past participle quaered)
- (archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- 1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander:
- Now, she cannot express her emotions fully: Quaere: will she feel them fully?
- 1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander:
Noun
quaere (plural quaeres)
- (archaic) A question or query.
- 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3 (Penguin 2003, page #216):
- Had ten dozen of hornets stung him behind in so many places all at one time,—he could not have […] started half so much, as with one single quære of three words unseasonably popping in full upon him.
- 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3 (Penguin 2003, page #216):
References
- 1902: Websters International Dictionary.
- 1984: Concise Oxford.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “quaere”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Latin
Verb
quaere
- second-person singular present active imperative of quaer?
quaere From the web:
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