biswican

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biswīkwan. Equivalent to bi- +‎ *swīcan. Cognate with Old English beswican.

Verb

biswīcan

  1. to make stumble, to make fall down
  2. to deceive

Inflection

Conjugation of biswīcan (strong class 1)
infinitive biswīcan
indicative present past
1st person singular biswīco, biswīcon biswēc
2nd person singular biswīkis biswiki
3rd person singular biswīkit biswēc
1st person plural biswīcun biswicon
2nd person plural biswīkit biswicot
3rd person plural biswīcunt biswicon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular biswīke biswiki
2nd person singular biswīkis biswiki
3rd person singular biswīke biswiki
1st person plural biswīkin biswikin
2nd person plural biswīkit biswikit
3rd person plural biswīkin biswikin
imperative present
singular biswīc
plural biswīket
participle present past
biswīcandi biswican

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: beswiken

Further reading

  • “biswīkan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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