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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also Old English cwic, Old High German quec. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Adjective
kvikr
- alive
- lively, quick
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Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive