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Middle English
- quic, quicke, quik, quike, quikke, quycke, quyke, quykke, qwicke, qwik, qwyck, qwyk, qwyke
- cwic, cwich, cwick, cwuc (Early Middle English)
- qwhyke, weke, whik, whike, whikk, whyk, whyke, whykke (Northern)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cwic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
quyk (plural and weak singular quyke, superlative quykest)
- living, alive, active
- active, alert
- vibrant, powerful, forceful, effective, apparent
- keen, perceptive
- fast, speedy, quick
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
quyk (plural quykes or quyk)
- living being
Adverb
quyk
- quickly, immediately
- while living
References
- “quī̆k, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
- “quik, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.