swica

Old English

Etymology

From swic +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswi.kɑ/

Noun

swica m

1. deceiver
2. traitor

Declension

Declension of swica (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swica	swican
accusative	swican	swican
genitive	swican	swicena
dative	swican	swicum

Derived terms

• fæderswica

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swica”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.