beswiken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch beswīkan, from Proto-Germanic *biswīkwaną, from *swīkwaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ swiken.

Verb

beswiken

  1. to abandon, to forsake
  2. to succumb, to collapse

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “beswiken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “beswiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English beswīcan (“to deceive, seduce, entice”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), *swīkwaną (“to dodge, swerve, avoid”), 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”).

Verb

beswiken

  1. to lure; allure; cheat; deceive
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