v. Obs.–1 [f. FOR- pref.1 + OE. cwician, f. cwic, QUICK a.] intr. To come to life.

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c. 1200.  Trin. Coll. Hom., 77. We don alse þing doð, þe haueð lein on swete, forquichieð þan here time cumeð.

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