swiken
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *swīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.
Verb
swiken
- to fall short
- (of night) to fall over, to come over
- to give way, to succumb
- to weaken, to exhaust
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | swiken | |
| 3rd sg. past | swêec | |
| 3rd pl. past | swēken | |
| Past participle | geswēken | |
| Infinitive | swiken | |
| In genitive | swikens | |
| In dative | swikene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swike | swêec |
| 2nd singular | swijcs, swikes | swēecs, swēkes |
| 3rd singular | swijct, swiket | swêec |
| 1st plural | swiken | swēken |
| 2nd plural | swijct, swiket | swēect, swēket |
| 3rd plural | swiken | swēken |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swike | swēke |
| 2nd singular | swijcs, swikes | swēkes |
| 3rd singular | swike | swēke |
| 1st plural | swiken | swēken |
| 2nd plural | swijct, swiket | swēket |
| 3rd plural | swiken | swēken |
| Imperative | Present | |
| 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