cwic

Middle English

Adjective

cwic

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of quyk

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwik/

Adjective

cwic

  1. alive; live, living
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 1009
      Hē wolde Wulnoþ ġelæċċan cwicne oþþe dēadne.
      He wanted to take Wulnoth dead or alive (literally "alive or dead").
  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

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Descendants
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