quicken

Meanings

Verb

To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.

Noun

In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).

Origin

Danish kvikne
Icelandic kvikna
Swedish kvickna
From Middle English quiken, possibly from Old English cwician (see etymology 1).

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