samcwic

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sāmcwuc, sāmcucu, sāmcuc, sāmcuce, sōmcuc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sāmikwiku, from Proto-Germanic *sēmikwikwaz (half-dead, literally half-alive), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmigʷih₃wós, equivalent to sām- (half-) +‎ cwic (living, alive). Cognate with Old Saxon sāmkwik, Old High German sāmikwek, sāmiquek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmˌkwik/

Adjective

sāmcwic

  1. half-dead

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