occasional ME. var. of QU- (and WH-), as in qvan when, qvare, qvayr quire, qvarelle quarrel, qveise quease, qverel quarrel, qvycchyn, qvyhchyn quetch, qvysperyn whisper, qvytaunce quittance, qvytchyn quetch, qvyrlebone whirlbone; etc.
So also Qvh-, var. of QUH-, as quhischen = whishen cushion, Qvhissonday Whitsunday.
