swick
See also: Swick
Scots
Alternative forms
- sweck, sweek, swyk
Etymology 1
From Old Scots swik (“deceit”), from Middle English swik, swic (“deceit”), from Old English swic (“deception, illusion”), from Proto-Germanic *swiką (“deception, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge”). Cognate with Danish svig (“fraud, deceit, deception”), Norwegian svik (“betrayal”), Icelandic svik (“fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal”).
Noun
swick (plural swicks)
- deceit; fraud
- A trick; an act of cheating or swindling
Etymology 2
From Middle English swiken (“to deceive”), from Old English swīcan and swician (“to deceive, cheat, swindle, wander”), related to English swike. More at swike.
Verb
swick (third-person singular present swicks, present participle swickin, past swickt, past participle swickt)
- To cheat; swindle; deceive