eldertongue

Old English · noun

cwecesand

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈkwe.keˌsɑnd/
Syllables
ˈkwe · ke · ˌsɑnd (3 syllables)
Modern English
quicksand

Meaning

  1. quicksand

Etymology

From cwic (“agile, living”) + sand (“sand”)

Descendants

quicksand

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