swican

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sƿīcan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīkaną. Cognate with Old Frisian swīka (“stay far from”), Old Saxon swīkan (“betray, languish”), Middle Dutch swiken (Dutch bezwijken (“give way, sink”)), Old High German swīhhan (dialectal German schweichen (“wander round, deceive”)), Old Norse svíkva (“betray”) (Swedish svika, Danish svige).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːkɑn/

Verb

swīcan

  1. to wander, to move about
  2. to deceive, be treacherous

Conjugation
Conjugation of swīcan (strong class 1)
infinitive swīcan tō swīcenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular swīce swāc
2nd-person singular swīcest swice
3rd-person singular swīceþ swāc
plural swīcaþ swicon
subjunctive present past
singular swīce swice
plural swīcen swicen
imperative
singular swīc
plural swīcaþ
participle present past
swīcende (ġe)swicen

Derived terms

Descendants
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