kvikk
Norwegian
/kvikː/
adjective
Definitions
- fast, quick, easy
- lively
- quick-witted
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kvikr (alive).
Origin
Old Norse
kvikr
Gloss
alive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- keck German
- kvik Norwegian Bokmål
- kvikksand Norwegian Bokmål
- sand Norwegian Bokmål
- *kwikwaz Proto-Germanic
- kvick Swedish
- kvicksand Swedish
- kjekk Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvik Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvikfé Old Norse
- kvikr Old Norse
- kvikur Icelandic
- kvikur Faroese
- qvikker Old Swedish
- kvikk Westrobothnian
- qwegh, quik Old Danish