quick, quiken, quyken

t. & i. [A. S. cwician; O. H. Ger. quich an.] [QUICK, a. ] A. Trans.: To make quick or alive; to quicken. B. In trans.: To revive; to become alive. quick, *quek, *quik, *quikke, *quycke, *quyk, *quyke, *qwic, *qwyk, qwyke, cwic, *cwick, *cwike, *cwyk, kuik, a ., adv . & s. [A. S. cwic , cuc ; cogn. with Dut. kwik ; Icel. kvikr , kykr : Dan. quik ; Sw. quick . From the same root come Lat. vivo =to live; vivus living; Gr. bios =life; Sansc. jiv =to live.]' A. As adjective : I. Ordinary Language : 1. Alive, living, live; having life. dead or inanimate .) (2 Timothy iv. 1.) (Opposed to In this sense obsolete, except in a few compounds or particular phrases. 2. Pregnant, with child. (Said of a woman when the motion of the fœtus is or can be felt.) terials; as, a quick hedge. 3. Consisting or composed of live or growing ma 4. Characterized by liveline or sprightline ; sprightly, prompt, ready, lively. IMG:content-0098.png:[blocks in formation] "Jealous of his dignity and quick to take offense."Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. viii. 7. Irritable, sharp, abrupt. 8. Rash, precipitate, hasty. "You must not be so quick." Shakesp.: Love's Labor's Lost , ii. 9. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; hence, excitable, restle , pa ionate. "The ear more quick of apprehension." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2. II. Mining: Veins that contain ore are said to be quick with ore. B. As adverb: 1. In a quick manner; with quickne or speed; rapidly, quickly, speedily. "That made her heart beat quick ." Words worth: Excursion, bk. i. 2. In a short time; soon. C. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language : 1. A living animal. 2. With the definite article: (1) The living flesh; the sensible or sensitive parts; hence, fig., that which is susceptible of or causes keen feeling. "Stung to the quick, he felt it at his heart " Dryden: Palamon and Arcite, (2) ( Pl .) The living, as opposed to the dead. 3. A live fence or hedge composed of growing plants, as hawthorn. II. Bot .: (1) Agrostis stolon if era [FIORIN]; (2) Triticum repens. [QUITCH.] A. 3.) Quick with child : Having quickened. [QUICKEN, *quick-answered, a. Quick in reply; ready in answering. ( Shakesp .: Cymbeline, iii. 4.) *quick-eyed, a. Having acute or sharp sight; quick of sight. quick ing