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

1. basilisk (mythological beast)

   Synonyms: basilicok, cocatrice

2. (rare, alchemy) A formula for transmutation.

Descendants

• English: basilisk

References

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