cwic

Noun

cwic

1. Alternative form of quik

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