beswiken
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Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch biswīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to be- + swiken.
Verb[edit]
beswiken
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “beswiken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “beswiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English beswīcan (“to deceive, seduce, entice”), from Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to turn, move around, wander, swing”). Cognate with Scots beswik, beswick (“to beguile, deceive”), Dutch bezwijken (“to succumb”), Old High German biswīhhan (“to deceive, seduce, capture”), Icelandic svikja (“to betray”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
beswiken
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of beswiken (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “biswīken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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