QUAGMIRE
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QUAGMIRE , a bog or marsh, a piece of ground so saturated with water that it cannot support any weight . The word is composed of " quag " or " quake " (O.E. cwacian; cf. " quaver," " quiver ") and " mire, " mud (Icel. myri, Swed. myr).
Skeat suggests that quag may be connected with the root seen in " quick ," and quotes (Etym. Dict. 1898) Piers Plowman, c. xxi. 64, of an earthquake , the earth " quook as it quyke were," i.e. shook as if it were alive.traced to the Highlands; it was not until the end of the 17th century that they became popular in such large centres as Edinburgh and Glasgow. The silversmiths of such local gilds as Inverness and Perth frequently mounted them in silver, as may be seen from the hall See Also: - HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in
Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria) - HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger.
Halle ) - HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- EDWARD _c_1498_1547_.html">HALL,
EDWARD (c. 1498-1547) - HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
-marks on the existing examples. They are found, of silver and pewter, in use as communion cups in various parts of Scotland ; four, with the Edinburgh hall See Also: - HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in
Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria) - HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger.
Halle ) - HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
-mark for 1722, belong to Ayr parish church; and a large one with the same hall-mark for 16631684 is used as an alms-dish at Alvah, Banffshire. The loving cup at Donaldson's hospital , Edinburgh, is a large silver .quaich, with the Edinburgh stamp for 1724, which belonged to the founder of that hospital . The finest collection of these vessels is in the possession of the marquess of Breadalbane. (E. A. J.)
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