All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink.
Pope.
Sick"en*ing (?), a. Causing sickness; specif., causing surfeit or
disgust; nauseating. -- Sick"en*ing*ly, adv.
Sick"er (?), v. i. [AS. sicerian.] (Mining) To percolate, trickle, or
ooze, as water through a crack. [Also written sigger, zigger, and
zifhyr.] [Prov. Eng.]
{ Sick"er, 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.
When he is siker of his good name.
Chaucer.
{ Sick"er, Sik"er }, adv. Surely; certainly. [Obs.]
Believe this as siker as your creed.
Chaucer.
Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well.
Spenser.
{ Sick"er*ly, Sik"er*ly }, adv. Surely; securely. [Obs.]
But sikerly, withouten any fable.
Chaucer.
{ Sick"er*ness, Sik"er*ness }, n. The quality or state of being sicker,
or certain. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
Sick"ish, a. 1. Somewhat sick or diseased.