*swīkwaną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛁᚲᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswiː.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

  1. to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid; shun
  2. to stand (someone) up; betray
  3. to defraud; cheat

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (‘to turn, move around, wander, swing’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularswīkwōswīkwaų–
2nd singularswīkwiziswīkwaizswīkw
3rd singularswīkwidiswīkwaiswīkwadau
1st dualswīkwōzswīkwaiw–
2nd dualswīkwadizswīkwaidizswīkwadiz
1st pluralswīkwamazswīkwaim–
2nd pluralswīkwidswīkwaidswīkwid
3rd pluralswīkwandiswīkwainswīkwandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularswīkwai–
2nd singularswīkwazaiswīkwaizau
3rd singularswīkwadaiswīkwaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralswīkwandaiswīkwaindau
2nd pluralswīkwandaiswīkwaindau
3rd pluralswīkwandaiswīkwaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularswaikwswikwį̄
2nd singularswaihtswikwīz
3rd singularswaikwswikwī
1st dualswikwūswikwīw
2nd dualswikwudizswikwīdiz
1st pluralswikwumswikwīm
2nd pluralswikwudswikwīd
3rd pluralswikwunswikwīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
swīkwaną swīkwandz swikwanaz

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Descendants

  • *swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swīka (Old Frisian)
  • *swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *swīcan (Old Dutch)
      • swiken (Middle Dutch)
        • zwijken (Dutch)
        • zwieke (Limburgish)
  • *swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swīcan (Old English)
      • swiken (Middle English)
        • swike (English)
        • swike, swyk (Scots)
  • *swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swīhhan, swīchan (Old High German)
      • swīchen (Middle High German)
  • *swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swīkan (Old Saxon)
      • swīken (Middle Low German)
  • svíkja (Old Norse)
    • svíkja (Faroese)
    • svíkja (Icelandic)
    • svike (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • svika, svike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • svíkja (Old Norse)
    • swikæ (Old Danish)
      • svige (Danish)
  • svíkja (Old Norse)
    • svīkia (Old Swedish)
      • svika (Swedish)
  • svíkva (Old Norse)
    • svíkja (Faroese)
    • svíkja (Icelandic)
    • svike (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • svika, svike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • svíkva (Old Norse)
    • swikæ (Old Danish)
      • svige (Danish)
  • svíkva (Old Norse)
    • svīkia (Old Swedish)
      • svika (Swedish)
  • sýkva (Old Norse)
    • svíkja (Faroese)
    • svíkja (Icelandic)
    • svike (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • svika, svike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • sýkva (Old Norse)
    • swikæ (Old Danish)
      • svige (Danish)
  • sýkva (Old Norse)
    • svīkia (Old Swedish)
      • svika (Swedish)

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