quyk silver
Middle English
/ˈkwiksilvər/
noun
Definitions
- quicksilver, mercury
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cwicseolfor (living silver, quicksilver) affix from Middle English quik + Middle English silver.
Origin
Middle English
silver
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- quick English
- quicksilver English
- quicksilverish English
- quicksilvery English
- silver English
- cwic Old English
- cwicseolfor Old English
- seolfor Old English
- quik Middle English
- quyksande Middle English
- silver Middle English