swike

swike
Deceit; treachery

The Saxon Chronicle contradicts itself as to Algars outlawry, stating in one passage that he was outlawed without any kind of guilt, and in another that he was outlawed as swike, or traitor, and that he made a confession of it before all the men there gathered.


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  • swike — v. a. == deceive. RG. 115. AS. swican, swicol sb. == deceiver, traitor RG. 105 …   Oldest English Words

  • swike — …   Useful english dictionary

  • i-swike — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Beswike — Be*swike , v. t. [AS. besw[=i]can; be + sw[=i]can to deceive, entice; akin to OS. sw[=i]kan, OHG. sw[=i]hhan, Icel. sv[=i]kja.] To lure; to cheat. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Syke — Original name in latin Syke Name in other language Syke, Zike, swike, sykh, Зике State code DE Continent/City Europe/Berlin longitude 52.91345 latitude 8.82209 altitude 22 Population 24274 Date 2012 08 04 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • suike — obs. variant of swike …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweoke — sweoke, sweor see swike, swire …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweor — sweoke, sweor see swike, swire …   Useful english dictionary

  • swic — obs. var. swike …   Useful english dictionary

  • swick — mod. dial. f. swike v …   Useful english dictionary

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