biswican

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to bi- +‎ *swīcan. Cognate with Old English beswican.

Verb

biswīcan

1. to make stumble, to make fall down
2. to deceive

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: beswiken
  • Dutch: bezwijken

Further reading

• “biswīkan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012