beswiken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch biswīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to be- +‎ swiken.

Verb

beswiken

  1. to abandon, to forsake
  2. to succumb, to collapse

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: bezwijken
  • Limburgish: bezwieke

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /biˈswiːkən/

Verb

beswiken

  1. to lure; allure; cheat; deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of beswiken (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) biswiken, biswike
present tense past tense
1st-person singular biswike biswok, biswiked
2nd-person singular biswikest biswike, biswok, biswikedest
3rd-person singular biswiketh biswok, biswiked
subjunctive singular biswike biswike1, biswiked1
imperative singular —
plural2 biswiken, biswike biswiken, biswike, biswikeden, biswikede
imperative plural biswiketh, biswike —
participles biswikynge, biswikende biswiken, biswike, biswiked

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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