beswiken
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.