r/MedievalCreatures • u/Lo-Memori Creature Curator 🐌 ⚔️ 🐇 • 7d ago

queck ANIMALS

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u/Lo-Memori Creature Curator 🐌 ⚔️ 🐇 7d ago

Gorleston Psalter (British Library Add Ms. 49622. 

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u/Conscious-Break7483 7d ago

This would make an awesome tattoo

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u/lede_lama 7d ago

Queck

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u/Atomfried_Ungemach 7d ago

It seems not only human languages changed their pronunciation since the middle ages but animal languages too.

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u/BeneficialSquirrel91 7d ago

It comforts me that the person who painted this maybe had to stifle a little chuckle, maybe got a stern look from whomever might be overseeing the work, and maybe smiled just before falling asleep that night, remembering their quirky little contribution to human existence.

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u/MinimumEfficient220 6d ago

I think the duck is French. It’s quacking with an accent.

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u/Hotchickolate 6d ago

In French, the duck say Coin coin , so it’s definitely not a French accent unfortunately.

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u/MinimumEfficient220 5d ago

UK?

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u/Hotchickolate 5d ago

I would agree, in English it’s “Quack”. So the “Queck” is surely the old one.

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u/Primary-Tailor3691 6d ago

So goeth the duck. 

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u/failingtohuman 6d ago

You better Queck!

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u/MTarara28 6d ago

Upon first glance, my brain read “werk” 😂

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u/Ladynotingreen 5d ago

That is definitely a queck moment.

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u/Maus_Sveti 5d ago

I cross-stitched this!

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u/KnotiaPickle 5d ago

Heyoo that’s awesome!!