noun
Origin: ME < OE cwicseolfor < cwicu, living (see quick) + seolfor, silver: transl. of L argentum vivum, lit., living silver: from its liquid form
transitive verb
adjective
See quicksilver in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English cwicseolfor, living silver (translation of Latin argentum vīvum)
Origin: : cwic, cwicu, alive; see gwei- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + seolfor, silver; see silver
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