quickbeam

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quickbeam

/ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/

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Inherited from Middle English *quykbeem, from Old English cwicbeam, from Proto-West Germanic *kwikubaum; equivalent to quick (“living”) + beam. Cognate to Old Saxon quikbōm, quekbōm.

noun quickbeams

The European rowan tree.
Similar: quicken

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"quickbeam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quickbeam.

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@misc{quickbeam_2026,
  title = {quickbeam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quickbeam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}