kvikksølv
Norwegian
/kʋɪksœl/
noun-nu
Definitions
- mercury or quicksilver (chemical element, symbol Hg)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kviksilfr.
Origin
Old Norse
kviksilfr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- quick English
- quicksilver English
- quicksilverish English
- quicksilvery English
- silver English
- kvikksølv Norwegian Nynorsk
- quyk silver Middle English
- kviksilfr Old Norse