† quinklev.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps the reflex of an unattested Old English verb < the Germanic base of Old English *cwincan (see quench v.) + -le suffix 3.
Scottish.
Obsolete.
rare.
1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil xiii. Prol. 29 The lycht begouth to quynkill owt and faill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).