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Swick

Swick

See also: swick

English

Proper noun

Swick

  1. A surname​.

swick

swick

See also: Swick

Scots

Alternative forms

  • sweck, sweek, swyk

Noun

swick ‎(plural swicks)

  1. deceit; fraud
  2. A trick; an act of cheating or swindling

Etymology 2

From Middle English swiken ‎(“to deceive”), from Old English swīcan and swician ‎(“to deceive, cheat, swindle, wander”), related to English swike. More at swike.

Verb

swick ‎(third-person singular present swicks, present participle swickin, past swickt, past participle swickt)

  1. To cheat; swindle; deceive

Etymology

From Old Scots swik ‎(“deceit”), from Middle English swik, swic ‎(“deceit”), from Old English swic ‎(“deception, illusion”), from Proto-Germanic *swiką ‎(“deception, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- ‎(“to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge”). Cognate with Danish svig ‎(“fraud, deceit, deception”), Norwegian svik ‎(“betrayal”), Icelandic svik ‎(“fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal”).

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