A.S. Cwara, found in Cwæringas--Frnk. Guario--Eng. Quare, Quary, Quarry,
Quear, Query--French Querrey.
_Compounds._
(_Hari_, warrior), O.G. Warher--Eng. Quarrier. (_Man_, vir), O.G.
Warman--Eng. Quarman--French Guermain.
The stem _wid_, on which is formed _guid_ and _cwid_, may perhaps be
referred to O.H.G. _wid_, wood, in the sense of weapon (see next chapter
_in voce_ Guido), though in this case also there may probably be a
mixture of words.
_Gwid, cwid_, for _wid_.
Frnk. Guid, Guido, Quido--Eng. Quiddy--French, Guidé.
_Compounds._
(_Man_, vir), O.G. Witman--Eng. Quitman. (Gis, hostage), O.G.
Witichis--Eng. Quittacus (_Suff. Surn._).
The stem _wig_ or _wic_, on which are formed _gwig_ and _cwic_, may be
taken to be from _wig_, war.
_Gwig_, _cwic_, for _wig_, _wic_.
Frnk. Gwigo--Eng. Quig, Quick, Quy--Fr. Guiche, Quyo.
Ending in _el_.
O.G. Wigilo--Eng. Quiggle.
_Compound._
O.G. Wigger, Wiher--Eng. Gwyer, Quier, Quire.
The stem _will_, on which are formed _guill_ and _cwill_, may be
referred to Goth. _wilya_, will, perhaps, in the sense of resolution.
_Guil, cwil_, for _will_.
Frnk. Guila--Eng. Guille, Guily, Quill--Fr. Guille, Quille.
_Diminutive_
O.G. Willic--Eng. Quilke--Fr. Quillac.
_Compounds._
(_Helm_, helmet), Frnk. Guilhelm--Eng. Gwillam--Fr. Guillaume. (_Man_,
vir), O.G. Wilman--Eng. Quillman--Fr. Guillemain. (_Nand_, daring), O.G.
Willinand--Eng. Quillinan.
I am inclined, from the way in which the names run into each other, to
take _cwen_ and _cwin_ to be one and the same stem, and to refer them to
A.S. _wine_, friend.
_Gwin, cwin, cwen_, for _win_.
A.S. Cwena, found in Cweningas; Quena, found in Quenanden--Frnk. Guuine,
Quino--Eng. Guiney, Quin, Queen, Queeney--Fr. Gueneau, Quenay, Quineau.
Ending in _en_, p. 27.
A.S. Cwenen, found in Cwenenabrôc--Eng. Guinan, Quinan, Queenan--Fr.
Guenin.
_Compounds._
(_Hari_, warrior), O.G. Winiheri--Eng. Quiner--Fr. Guinier, Guinery,
Quinier. (_Bert_, famous), Frnk. Quinabert--Eng. Guinibert.
From the Ang.-Sax. _wealh_, stranger, foreigner, may be the following
stem:
_Gual, cwal_, for _wal_.
Frnk. Gualo, Guala--Eng. Quail, Qualey--Fr. Guala.
Then there are some other stems not sufficiently represented to make it
worth while to put them into a tabular form, as Quint, a Frankish form
of Wind (the stem being supposed to mean Wend), with the present French,
Quinty. Also Quaint and Quantock, representing Old German names, Wando
and Wendico, the stem being perhaps as in the previous case. And Gwilt,
Quilt, Quilty, and Quilter, which seem to be formed similarly on Wild
(ferus) and Wilder. Also Quart for Ward or Wart, and perhaps Quaker for
Waker and Quash for Wass (as in Washington from Wassingation).
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