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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch biswīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to be- + swiken.
Verb
beswiken
- to abandon, to forsake
- to succumb, to collapse
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Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English beswīcan (“to deceive, seduce, entice”), from Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to turn, move around, wander, swing”). Cognate with Scots beswik, beswick (“to beguile, deceive”), Dutch bezwijken (“to succumb”), Old High German biswīhhan (“to deceive, seduce, capture”), Icelandic svikja (“to betray”).
Pronunciation
Verb
beswiken
- to lure; allure; cheat; deceive
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) biswiken, biswike
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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biswike
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biswok, biswiked
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| 2nd-person singular
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biswikest
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biswike, biswok, biswikedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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biswiketh
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biswok, biswiked
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| subjunctive singular
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biswike
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biswike1, biswiked1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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biswiken, biswike
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biswiken, biswike, biswikeden, biswikede
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| imperative plural
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biswiketh, biswike
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| participles
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biswikynge, biswikende
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biswiken, biswike, biswiked
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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