quyknesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- quiknes, quykenes, quyknys, qwiknes, whykenesse
- (early) cwicnesse
Etymology
From quik + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwiknɛs(ə)/, /ˈkwiːknɛs(ə)/
Adverb
quyknesse
- Life, vitality; being alive.
- The state of being lifelike or clear.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Quickness, rapidity.
Descendants
- English: quickness
References
- “quiknes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.