"swencan" meaning in Old English

See swencan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswen.t͡ʃɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“to cause to swing or sway, sling”), causative of Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”). Cognate with Old High German swenken (“to beat, whip, paddle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swankijan}} Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swankijaną|t=to cause to swing or sway, sling}} Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“to cause to swing or sway, sling”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*swinkaną|t=to swing, bend}} Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”), {{cog|goh|swenken|t=to beat, whip, paddle}} Old High German swenken (“to beat, whip, paddle”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|swenċan}} swenċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|swenċan<w1>}} Forms: swenċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], swenċan [infinitive], swenċenne [infinitive], swenċe [first-person, present, singular], swencte [first-person, past, singular], swenċest [present, second-person, singular], swencst [present, second-person, singular], swenctest [past, second-person, singular], swenċeþ [present, singular, third-person], swencþ [present, singular, third-person], swencte [past, singular, third-person], swenċaþ [plural, present], swencton [past, plural], swenċe [present, singular], swencte [past, singular], swenċen [plural, present], swencten [past, plural], swenċ [imperative, past, present, singular], swenċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], swenċende [imperative, present], swenċed [imperative, past], ġeswenċed [imperative, past]
  1. to cause to labor; to cause trouble (to somebody)
    Sense id: en-swencan-ang-verb-sX4C0-JQ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 41 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 19 19
  2. to harass, vex, afflict, distress
    Sense id: en-swencan-ang-verb-I~2Hj2zO Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 41 13
  3. to chasten
    Sense id: en-swencan-ang-verb-SKshkw5z Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 41 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: āswenċan, ġeswenċan
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswen.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
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        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
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    {
      "form": "swenċen",
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swenċ",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to cause to labor; to cause trouble (to somebody)"
      ],
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          "labor",
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          "vex",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswen.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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