Sc. Obs. rare. [Prob. of Scand. origin: cf. MSw. qvitra, Sw. qvittra, Da. kvidre to chirp, twitter.] a. To twitter. b. To flicker, quiver.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, II. viii. 63. With forkit tong intil hir moutht quitterand. Ibid., XII. Prol. 241. The gukgo galis, and so quytteris the quaill.
Quitter, obs. f. whiter, comp. of WHITE.
