basilicke

Middle English

Alternative forms

basilisk, basiliske, basylyk, basylyke

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French basilique, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /basiˈliːk(ə)/, /ˈbasilik(ə)/, /ˈbasilisk(ə)/

Noun

basilicke

basilisk (mythological beast)
Synonyms: basilicok, cocatrice
(rare, alchemy) A formula for transmutation.

Descendants

English: basilisk

References

“basilisk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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