swiken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swīcan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

swiken

  1. to fall short
  2. (of night) to fall over, to come over
  3. to give way, to succumb
  4. to weaken, to exhaust

Inflection
Strong class 1
Infinitive swiken
3rd sg. past swêec
3rd pl. past swēken
Past participle geswēken
Infinitive swiken
In genitive swikens
In dative swikene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular swike swêec
2nd singular swijcs, swikes swēecs, swēkes
3rd singular swijct, swiket swêec
1st plural swiken swēken
2nd plural swijct, swiket swēect, swēket
3rd plural swiken swēken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular swike swēke
2nd singular swijcs, swikes swēkes
3rd singular swike swēke
1st plural swiken swēken
2nd plural swijct, swiket swēket
3rd plural swiken swēken
Imperative Present
Singular swijc, swike
Plural swijct, swiket
Present Past
Participle swikende geswēken

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “swiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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