Letter Q The Letter Q
The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter Q of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters. 
An old style Letter Q
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter Q
The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter Q. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era! Shakespearean Insults Generator
| Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter Q | Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter Q | QUAIL
to faint,languid
QUAINT
curiously beautiful
QUAKE
to cause to tremble
QUALIFY
to moderate
QUALITY
those of the same nature Rank or condition
QUARREL
a suit, cause
QUARRY
game, a heap of game
QUART D'ECU
a quarter crown
QUARTER
the post allotted to a soldier
QUAT
a pimple; used in contempt of a person
QUEASY
squeamish, unsettled
QUELL
murder
QUENCH
to grow cool
QUERN
a hand-mill | QUEST
enquiry, search, inquest, jury
QUESTRIST
one who goes in search of another
QUICK
so far gone in pregnancy that the child is alive
QUICKEN
to come to life
QUIDDIT
a subtle question
QUILLET
a subtle case in law
QUINTAIN
a post for tilting
QUIP
sharp jest, a taunt
QUIRE
to sing in concert
QUIT
to requite, respond
QUITANCE
requital
QUIVER
active
QUOTE
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Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter Q
The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter Q are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter Q were still being invented! Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter Q . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter Q provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary
Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide! Elizabethan Online Dictionary
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