Quik, adj. and adv. living, quick, flowing (of water), S, S2, W; quic, S, S2; quek, S2; quyk, S3, W, W2; cwic, S; cwike, S; cwuce, S; quicke, S; quike, pl., S, S2; quyke, S, C; quycke, S3.—­AS. cwic (cuc); cp.  OHG. quek (Otfrid).

Quikie, v. to cause to revive, also, to be kindled, PP; quike, C3; quyke, C; cwikien, MD.—­AS. cwician.

Quikliche, adv. quickly, PP; quicliche, S2.

Quiknen, v. to give life, to receive life, SkD; quykene, W, W2.

Quiste, sb. will, bequest, S; see Queste.

Quiten, v. to repay, PP; see Quyten.

Quitter, sb. filth that runs from a wound, HD:  quytur, rottenness, HD; quytere, W2; quitture, DG.

Quod, pt. s. quoth, S, S2, C2; see QueA deg.en.

Quok, pt. s. quaked, C2; see Quaken.

Quoynte, adj. skilful, MD, HD; see Coint.

Quoynteliche, adv. skilfully, MD; see Cointeliche.

Quoyntyse, sb. quaintness of dress, PP; quointise, stratagem, S2; see Cointise.

Quyk, adj. living, moving, S3, W, W2; see Quik.

Quyk-myre, sb. quagmire, S3.

Quyknar, sb. giver of life, S3.

Quyr-boilly, sb. boiled leather, used for making defensive armour, C2.—­OF. cuir bouilli (Cotg.).

Quyrry, sb. the quarry, the dog’s share in the slaughtered game, S3; quyrre, SkD (s.v. quarry, p. 824); guerre, SkD.—­OF. cuiree; Late Lat. coriata, from Lat. corium, hide, skin (OF. cuir).

Quyten, v. to requite, repay, settle, satisfy, S2, C2, C3, PP, W, H; quiten, S2, PP; quitte, pt. s.  G; qwit, H; quyt, pp., PP; y-quit, C2.—­OF. quiter; Late Lat. quietare.

Quytly, adj. quite, H; whitely, H.

Quytter, v. to twitter, S3.

Quytur, sb. rottenness, HD (p. 66o); see Quitter.

Ra, sb. roe, deer, CM; see Roo.

Rabete, sb. a war-horse; rabett, HD; rabyghte, HD; rabetis, pl., WA.—­Icel. rAibA-tr, an Arabian steed; cp.  Icel. rAibitar, Arabs, see CV; cp.  OF. arrabi (BH).

Rac, sb. driven vapour, S2; see Wrak.

Rachenteges, pl. chains, S; see Rak-en-teie.

Racke, v. to stretch rent to its full value, S3.  Cp.  ODu. racken, to rack, recken, to stretch, reach out.