quicksilver vs runish

quicksilver

adj
  • Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. 

noun
  • The metal mercury. 

  • An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. 

verb
  • To overlay with quicksilver. 

  • To treat with quicksilver. 

runish

adj
  • Mysterious; strange. 

  • Of or relating to runes, runic inscription, or runic language; runic. 

How often have the words quicksilver and runish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )