swican
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).[1]
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): /ˈswiː.kɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of swīcan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | swīcan | swīcenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | swīce | swāc |
| second person singular | swīcst | swice |
| third person singular | swīcþ | swāc |
| plural | swīcaþ | swicon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | swīce | swice |
| plural | swīcen | swicen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | swīc | |
| plural | swīcaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| swīcende | (ġe)swicen | |
Descendants
- English: swike
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 3030, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3030
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