Definition of SWIKE

swike

Meanings

Plural: swikes

Verb

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

Adj

  • Deceitful; treacherous.

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swiken, from Old English swīcan (“to wander, depart, cease from, yield, give way, fail, fall short, be wanting, abandon, desert, turn traitor, deceive, rebel”), from Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną, *swīkaną (“to dodge, swerve, avoid, betray”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to turn, move around, wander, swing”).

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