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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
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| Infinitive
|
swiken
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| 3rd sg. past
|
swêec
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| 3rd pl. past
|
swēken
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| Past participle
|
geswēken
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| Infinitive
|
swiken
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| In genitive
|
swikens
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| In dative
|
swikene
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
swike
|
swêec
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| 2nd singular
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swijcs, swikes
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swēecs, swēkes
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| 3rd singular
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swijct, swiket
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swêec
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| 1st plural
|
swiken
|
swēken
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| 2nd plural
|
swijct, swiket
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swēect, swēket
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| 3rd plural
|
swiken
|
swēken
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
swike
|
swēke
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| 2nd singular
|
swijcs, swikes
|
swēkes
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| 3rd singular
|
swike
|
swēke
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| 1st plural
|
swiken
|
swēken
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| 2nd plural
|
swijct, swiket
|
swēket
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| 3rd plural
|
swiken
|
swēken
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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swijc, swike
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| Plural
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swijct, swiket
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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swikende
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geswēken
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