quoyn.

Brit.

/kwʌɪ/, U.S.

/kwaɪ/, Scottish English

/kwaɪ/,

/kwi/

Forms:

α. pre-1700 quhy, pre-1700 qui, pre-1700 quoye, pre-1700 quy, pre-1700 quye, pre-1700 1700s– quoy, pre-1700 1900s– quey, 1900s– kwi, 1900s– kwy, 1900s– quay, 1900s– quee, 1900s– quie.

β. 1900s– hwei (Shetland), 1900s– hwi, 1900s– whee, 1900s– whie, 1900s– why (Orkney).

Origin: A borrowing from Norn.

Etymology: < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic kví pen, enclosure, Faroese kvíggj , Norwegian kve , Swedish regional kvi , kvia , further etymology uncertain; perhaps from the same Indo-European base as Umbrian bio enclosure. Compare plantiequoy n.

Scottish (Orkney and Shetland).

An area of former wasteland or common pasture enclosed for cultivation or raising livestock. (Frequently in place names.)

ΚΠ

1490 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 200 For ane half penny land..and a qui called Fewqui in the parochin of Stromnes.

1563 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) I. 136 Sex denariatas terrarum, continentes tot lie quoyes, viz. Vsquoye, Mekilquoye.

1627 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) iii. 36 That thair is twa quoyis and ane piece of land quhilk is ane part of St. Katherens stouck.

1688 T. Brown Diary (1898) 52 The building of the dyks of the quoy appoynttit for a park.

1757 State of Process Earl of Galloway against Earl of Morton 232 His Father never rented any Land, but a Quoy.

1804 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. (at cited word) What is called a quoy in Orkney, is a piece of ground taken in from a common, and enclosed with a wall or other fence.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) He has no right to hill-pasturage in common with his neighbours, as not paying Scatt for his quoy.

1939 Orcadian 15 June Awa' wae gaed, a' makan for the centre spot, the quay, an' drivan the sheep in front o' hiz.

1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 203 The ferm o' Little Dyke..hid been a quoy o' land aaf o' wir ferm eence.

1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Quoy, Why, a piece of common pasture enclosed and cultivated, frequent in placenames.

Compounds

quoyland n.

ΚΠ

1502 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) i. 3 Imprimis waster maill iij farding terre quoyland pro rege but scat.

1698 Retour in T. Thomson Inquisitionum (1811) II. Orkney & Shetland §156 Cum lie Holmes, Ness, Skerries, quoys, quoylands, outbreckis.

1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 209 The land which, by being inclosed for culture, became free from scat, was named Quoy land.

1927 J. S. Clouston Orkney Parishes Introd. p. xv The Quoylands were later additions to the arable area.

1931 Proc. Orkney Antiquarian Soc. 9 27/2 Next adjacent lies the ‘quoyland’ of Grymesquoy.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quoy
释义	quoyn. Brit. /kwʌɪ/, U.S. /kwaɪ/, Scottish English /kwaɪ/, /kwi/ Forms: α. pre-1700 quhy, pre-1700 qui, pre-1700 quoye, pre-1700 quy, pre-1700 quye, pre-1700 1700s– quoy, pre-1700 1900s– quey, 1900s– kwi, 1900s– kwy, 1900s– quay, 1900s– quee, 1900s– quie. β. 1900s– hwei (Shetland), 1900s– hwi, 1900s– whee, 1900s– whie, 1900s– why (Orkney). Origin: A borrowing from Norn. Etymology: < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic kví pen, enclosure, Faroese kvíggj , Norwegian kve , Swedish regional kvi , kvia , further etymology uncertain; perhaps from the same Indo-European base as Umbrian bio enclosure. Compare plantiequoy n. Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). An area of former wasteland or common pasture enclosed for cultivation or raising livestock. (Frequently in place names.) ΚΠ 1490 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 200 For ane half penny land..and a qui called Fewqui in the parochin of Stromnes. 1563 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) I. 136 Sex denariatas terrarum, continentes tot lie quoyes, viz. Vsquoye, Mekilquoye. 1627 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) iii. 36 That thair is twa quoyis and ane piece of land quhilk is ane part of St. Katherens stouck. 1688 T. Brown Diary (1898) 52 The building of the dyks of the quoy appoynttit for a park. 1757 State of Process Earl of Galloway against Earl of Morton 232 His Father never rented any Land, but a Quoy. 1804 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. (at cited word) What is called a quoy in Orkney, is a piece of ground taken in from a common, and enclosed with a wall or other fence. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) He has no right to hill-pasturage in common with his neighbours, as not paying Scatt for his quoy. 1939 Orcadian 15 June Awa' wae gaed, a' makan for the centre spot, the quay, an' drivan the sheep in front o' hiz. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 203 The ferm o' Little Dyke..hid been a quoy o' land aaf o' wir ferm eence. 1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Quoy, Why, a piece of common pasture enclosed and cultivated, frequent in placenames. Compounds quoyland n. ΚΠ 1502 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) i. 3 Imprimis waster maill iij farding terre quoyland pro rege but scat. 1698 Retour in T. Thomson Inquisitionum (1811) II. Orkney & Shetland §156 Cum lie Holmes, Ness, Skerries, quoys, quoylands, outbreckis. 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 209 The land which, by being inclosed for culture, became free from scat, was named Quoy land. 1927 J. S. Clouston Orkney Parishes Introd. p. xv The Quoylands were later additions to the arable area. 1931 Proc. Orkney Antiquarian Soc. 9 27/2 Next adjacent lies the ‘quoyland’ of Grymesquoy. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1490
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