"swican" meaning in Old English

See swican in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswiː.kɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”). 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). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*swem(bʰ)-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swīkwan}} Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swīkwaną}} Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*swem(bʰ)-|t=to bend, turn, swing}} Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”), {{cog|ofs|swīka||stay far from}} Old Frisian swīka (“stay far from”), {{cog|osx|swīkan||betray, languish}} Old Saxon swīkan (“betray, languish”), {{cog|dum|swiken}} Middle Dutch swiken, {{cog|nl|bezwijken||give way, sink}} Dutch bezwijken (“give way, sink”), {{cog|goh|swīhhan}} Old High German swīhhan, {{cog|de|schweichen||wander round, deceive}} German schweichen (“wander round, deceive”), {{cog|non|svíkva||betray}} Old Norse svíkva (“betray”), {{cog|sv|svika}} Swedish svika, {{cog|da|svige}} Danish svige Head templates: {{ang-verb|swīcan}} swīcan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|swīcan<s1>}} Forms: swīcan [canonical], strong [table-tags], swīcan [infinitive], swīcenne [infinitive], swīce [first-person, present, singular], swāc [first-person, past, singular], swīcst [present, second-person, singular], swice [past, second-person, singular], swīcþ [present, singular, third-person], swāc [past, singular, third-person], swīcaþ [plural, present], swicon [past, plural], swīce [present, singular], swice [past, singular], swīcen [plural, present], swicen [past, plural], swīc [imperative, past, present, singular], swīcaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], swīcende [imperative, present], swicen [imperative, past], ġeswicen [imperative, past]
  1. to wander, to move about
    Sense id: en-swican-ang-verb-iEywl~~S 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: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. to deceive, be treacherous
    Sense id: en-swican-ang-verb-NFPyBjXA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ġeswīcan, beswīcan
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ġeswīcan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beswīcan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "swike"
          },
          "expansion": "English: swike",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "",
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      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swiken",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "",
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        "3": "",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "svika"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "svige"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swicon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "swice",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swīcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "1": "swīcan<s1>"
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wander, to move about"
      ],
      "id": "en-swican-ang-verb-iEywl~~S"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deceive, be treacherous"
      ],
      "id": "en-swican-ang-verb-NFPyBjXA",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswiː.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swican"
}
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    "Old English class 1 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swem(bʰ)-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ġeswīcan"
    },
    {
      "word": "beswīcan"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wander round, deceive"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "da",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "swīcan",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "1",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīce",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "swīcst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swice",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    {
      "form": "swīcþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swāc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swicon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swice",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīc",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swīcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswicen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wander, to move about"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deceive, be treacherous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswiː.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swican"
}

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