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Old English · verb

swician

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈswi.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈswi · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wander

Meaning

  1. to wander

  2. to depart, turn

  3. to deceive

  4. to offend

Conjugation

Conjugation of swician
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swiciġeswicode
2nd singular swicastswicodest
3rd singular swicaþswicode
Plural swiciaþswicodon
Subjunctive
Singular swiciġeswicode
Plural swiciġenswicoden
Non-finite forms of swician
Form
Infinitive swician
Inflected infinitive swicienne
Imperative singular swica
Imperative plural swiciaþ
Present participle swiciende
Past participle swicodġeswicod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swikōn, equivalent to swic + -ian.

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