"usque" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌskweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-usque.wav Forms: usques [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque Abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”) and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (“water of life”). Compare whisky and obsolete whiskybae. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|usquebaugh>whiskey|id=whiskey|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque, {{der|en|ga|uisce beatha|t=water of life}} Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”), {{der|en|gd|uisge beatha|t=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (“water of life”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} usque (countable and uncountable, plural usques)
  1. (obsolete) whisky Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-usque-en-noun-Alh4dpeZ Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 0 23 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 0 32 3

Inflected forms

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