Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biswīkwan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *bi- +‎ *swīkwan.

Verb edit

*biswīkwan

  1. to deceive, trick
    Synonym: *dreugan

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
Infinitive *biswīkwan
1st sg. past *biswaikw
3rd pl. past *biswikun
Past ptcple *biswikwan
Infinitive *biswīkwan
Genitive infin. *biswīkwannjas
Dative infin. *biswīkwannjē
Instrum. infin. *biswīkwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *biswīku *biswaikw
2nd singular *biswīkwiʀi *biswikwī
3rd singular *biswīkwidi *biswaikw
1st plural *biswīkum *biswikum
2nd plural *biswīkwid *biswikud
3rd plural *biswīkwand *biswikun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *biswīkwē *biswikwī
2nd singular *biswīkwēs *biswikwī
3rd singular *biswīkwē *biswikwī
1st plural *biswīkwēm *biswikwīm
2nd plural *biswīkwēþ *biswikwīd
3rd plural *biswīkwēn *biswikwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *biswīkw
Plural *biswīkwid
Present Past
Participle *biswīkwandī *biswikwan

Descendants edit

  • Old English: beswican
    • Middle English: beswiken
  • Old Dutch: biswican