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E Queen Quene Noted Precisely Word Quean Phonetic

Front Quene.
Back It should be noted that E. queen is not precisely the same word as E. quean. For queen is the phonetic equivalent of AS. cwA(C)n,Goth, kwe*ns, whereas quean represents AS. cwe*ne, Goth. kwi*no. [Addition]

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