swike

Meanings

Verb

To deceive, cheat; betray.
To stop, blin, cease.

Adjective

Deceitful; treacherous.

Noun

Deceit; treachery.
A deceiver; betrayer, traitor.
A hiding place; den; cave.

Origin

From Middle English swiken, from Old English swīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną, *swīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg-.

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