Old English · adjective
cwic
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /kwik/
- Syllables
- kwik (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- mentallyaliveliveagilelivingintelligent
Meaning
-
alive; live, living
Hē wolde Wulnoþ ġelæċċan cwicne oþþe dēadne.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 1009 -
mentally agile; intelligent, keen
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | cwic | cwicucwico | cwic |
| Accusative | cwicne | cwice | cwic |
| Genitive | cwices | cwicre | cwices |
| Dative | cwicum | cwicre | cwicum |
| Instrumental | cwice | cwicre | cwice |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | cwice | cwicacwice | cwicucwico |
| Accusative | cwice | cwicacwice | cwicucwico |
| Genitive | cwicra | cwicra | cwicra |
| Dative | cwicum | cwicum | cwicum |
| Instrumental | cwicum | cwicum | cwicum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | cwica | cwice | cwice |
| Accusative | cwican | cwican | cwice |
| Genitive | cwican | cwican | cwican |
| Dative | cwican | cwican | cwican |
| Instrumental | cwican | cwican | cwican |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | cwican | cwican | cwican |
| Accusative | cwican | cwican | cwican |
| Genitive | cwicracwicena | cwicracwicena | cwicracwicena |
| Dative | cwicum | cwicum | cwicum |
| Instrumental | cwicum | cwicum | cwicum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz Proto-West Germanic *kwiku Old English cwic From Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Descendants
quick
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