qv-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 qvhischen = whishen cushion, Qvhissonday Whitsunday.