swica

Old English

Etymology

From swic +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswi.kɑ/

Noun

swica m

1. deceiver
2. traitor

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	swica	swican
accusative	swican	swican
genitive	swican	swicena
dative	swican	swicum

Derived terms

• fæderswica

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swica”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.