Siker

Siker
Sicker Sick"er, Siker Sik"er, a. [OE. siker; cf. OS. sikur, LG. seker, D. zeker, Dan. sikker, OHG. sihhur, G. sicher; all fr. L. securus. See {Secure}, {Sure}.] Sure; certain; trusty. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns. [1913 Webster]

When he is siker of his good name. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]


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  • Siker — Sik er, a. & adv., Sikerly Sik er*ly, adv., Sikerness Sik er*ness, n., etc. See 2d {Sicker}, {Sickerly}, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Siker — Sicker Sick er, Siker Sik er, adv. Surely; certainly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Believe this as siker as your creed. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • siker — ˈsikə(r) chiefly Scotland variant of sicker I * * * /sik euhr/, adj., adv. Scot. and North Eng. sicker2. * * * siker obs. f. sicker …   Useful english dictionary

  • siker — /sik euhr/, adj., adv. Scot. and North Eng. sicker2. * * * …   Universalium

  • siker — adj. == secure. RG. 430, 503 …   Oldest English Words

  • siker — sik·er …   English syllables

  • Sikerly — Siker Sik er, a. & adv., Sikerly Sik er*ly, adv., Sikerness Sik er*ness, n., etc. See 2d {Sicker}, {Sickerly}, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sikerness — Siker Sik er, a. & adv., Sikerly Sik er*ly, adv., Sikerness Sik er*ness, n., etc. See 2d {Sicker}, {Sickerly}, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • History of early Christianity — The history of early Christianity spans from the death of Jesus Christ and birth of the Apostolic Age in about the year 30 to the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The first part of the period, when some of the Twelve Apostles are believed to have… …   Wikipedia

  • sicker — I. ˈsikər adjective Etymology: Middle English siker, from Old English sicor; akin to Old Frisian sikur safe, secure, Old Saxon sikor, Old High German sichur, sichor; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin securus free from… …   Useful english dictionary

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