cwic

Middle English

Noun

cwic

1. Alternative form of quik

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Old English

Alternative forms

• cƿic — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Cognates with Old Frisian quik, Old Saxon quik (Dutch kwik, Old High German kec (German keck, Old Norse kvikr (Swedish kvick, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 (qius); and with Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), Latin vīvus (“alive”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwas (Lithuanian gývas (“alive”), Latvian dzīvs, Proto-Slavic *živъ (“alive”)), Proto-Celtic *biwos (Irish beo (“alive”), Welsh byw (“alive”)) *gwitu- (Old Irish biad (“nourishment”), Irish biathaigh (“nourish”) and bia (“food”)), Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwik/

Adjective

cwic

1. living, live, alive

   Enoch cwic gewat mid cyning engla.

   Enoch departed alive with the king of angels.

2. mentally agile; intelligent, keen

Declension

Declension of cwic — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cwic	cwicu, cwico	cwic
Accusative	cwicne	cwice	cwic
Genitive	cwices	cwicre	cwices
Dative	cwicum	cwicre	cwicum
Instrumental	cwice	cwicre	cwice
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cwice	cwica, cwice	cwicu, cwico
Accusative	cwice	cwica, cwice	cwicu, cwico
Genitive	cwicra	cwicra	cwicra
Dative	cwicum	cwicum	cwicum
Instrumental	cwicum	cwicum	cwicum

Declension of cwic — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cwica	cwice	cwice
Accusative	cwican	cwican	cwice
Genitive	cwican	cwican	cwican
Dative	cwican	cwican	cwican
Instrumental	cwican	cwican	cwican
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cwican	cwican	cwican
Accusative	cwican	cwican	cwican
Genitive	cwicra, cwicena	cwicra, cwicena	cwicra, cwicena
Dative	cwicum	cwicum	cwicum
Instrumental	cwicum	cwicum	cwicum

Derived terms

• healfcwic

Descendants

• Middle English: quik, quic, quicke, cwicc
  • Scots: quik, queke, queik
  • English: quick, wick (dialectal)