basilicke
Middle English
Alternative forms
- basilisk, basiliske, basylyk, basylyke
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French basilique, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basiˈliːk(ə)/, /ˈbasilik(ə)/, /ˈbasilisk(ə)/
Noun
basilicke
- basilisk (mythological beast)
- Synonyms: basilicok, cocatrice
- (rare, alchemy) A formula for transmutation.
Descendants
- English: basilisk
References
- “basilisk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.