quicken
In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ashIn full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).
» I quickened my pace.
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2 senses(Ireland, Northern England)In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).
(Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, countable, uncountable)Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also (chiefly in the plural), the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
Examples
19 sentencesI quickened my pace.
Tom quickened his pace.
ruТом ускорял шаг. — marafon
My heart quickened.
Моє серцебиття прискорилося. — deniko
deMein Herz schlug schneller. — pne
His pace quickened.
Він пришвидшив ходу. — brambury
ruОн ускорил шаг. — marafon
deEr beschleunigte seine Schritte. — Zaghawa
I can feel my pulse quickening already.
ruЯ уже чувствую, как у меня пульс ускоряется. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English quiken (“(chiefly in place names) probably the European rowan or mountFrom Middle English quiken (“(chiefly in place names) probably the European rowan or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia), and possibly also the aspen (Populus tremula), juniper (genus Juniperus, specifically the common juniper (Juniperus communis)), or service tree (Sorbus domestica)”), possibly from Old English cwician (“to bring to life, vivify; to come to life, become living; to quicken”) (see etymology 1).
From Middle English quiken (“couch grass (Elymus repens); a leguminous plant, vetch”) [and other forms], a variant of quich, quik (“couch grass (Elymus repens); a leguminous plant, vetch”) [and other forms] (whence modern English quick, quitch (“couch grass, quitchgrass”); the -en element remains unexplained), from Old English cwiċe (“couch grass”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive; lively; quick”); see further at etymology 1.
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