cweartern

== Old English == === Alternative forms === *cweartærn === Etymology === From *cweart (“lamentation, groaning”) +‎ ern (“place”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwæ͜ɑr.tern/, [ˈkwæ͜ɑrˠ.terˠn] === Noun === cweartern n jail, prison late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr" ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== carcern dung ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: quartern