beswink
English
Etymology
From Middle English beswinken, from Old English beswincan (“to labour, toil, exert oneself”), from be- + swink. More at swink.
Verb
beswink (third-person singular simple present beswinks, present participle beswinking, simple past beswank, past participle beswunk or beswunken)
- (obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour