Old English · adjective
swicol
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈswi.kol/
- Syllables
- ˈswi · kol (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- treacherousdeceitful
Meaning
-
deceitful, false, treacherous
Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.
Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swicol | swicol | swicol |
| Accusative | swicolne | swicole | swicol |
| Genitive | swicoles | swicolre | swicoles |
| Dative | swicolum | swicolre | swicolum |
| Instrumental | swicole | swicolre | swicole |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swicole | swicolaswicole | swicol |
| Accusative | swicole | swicolaswicole | swicol |
| Genitive | swicolra | swicolra | swicolra |
| Dative | swicolum | swicolum | swicolum |
| Instrumental | swicolum | swicolum | swicolum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swicola | swicole | swicole |
| Accusative | swicolan | swicolan | swicole |
| Genitive | swicolan | swicolan | swicolan |
| Dative | swicolan | swicolan | swicolan |
| Instrumental | swicolan | swicolan | swicolan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swicolan | swicolan | swicolan |
| Accusative | swicolan | swicolan | swicolan |
| Genitive | swicolraswicolena | swicolraswicolena | swicolraswicolena |
| Dative | swicolum | swicolum | swicolum |
| Instrumental | swicolum | swicolum | swicolum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swikulaz.
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