swiken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

swiken

  1. to fall short
  2. (of night) to fall over, to come over
  3. to give way, to succumb
  4. to weaken, to exhaust

Inflection

Conjugation of swiken (strong class 1)
infinitive base form swiken
genitive swikens
dative swikene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular swike swêec swike swēke
2nd person singular swijcs, swikes swēecs, swēkes swijcs, swikes swēkes
3rd person singular swijct, swiket swêec swike swēke
1st person plural swiken swēken swiken swēken
2nd person plural swijct, swiket swēect, swēket swijct, swiket swēket
3rd person plural swiken swēken swiken swēken
imperative
singular swijc, swike
plural swijct, swiket
present past
participle swikende geswēken

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: zwijken
  • Limburgish: zwieke

Further reading

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