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

• beswiken

Descendants

• Dutch: zwijken
• Limburgish: zwieke

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN