peperquerne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === pepere querne, peperqueren, peperwherne, pepirquerne, pepyrquern, pepyrquerne, pepyr qwerne, pepyr qwhern, pipirquerne, pyperquerne === Etymology === Inherited from Old English piporcwyrn, *piporcweorn; equivalent to peper +‎ querne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛpərˌkwɛrn(ə)/, /ˈpɛpərˌkwɛːrn(ə)/, /ˈpɛpərˌkweːrn(ə)/ === Noun === peperquerne (plural peperquernes) (especially Northern or North Midlands) A peppermill; a mill or quern for grinding pepper. ==== Descendants ==== English: pepperquern, pepper-quern (now rare) Middle Scots: pepir quern, peper quhern ==== References ==== “peper-quērne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 July 2018.