A-swícan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-swícan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: a.

Definitions

1 a-swícan

p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; [a from, swícan to go] To go away from any one, to desert any one, to deceive, betray, offend; desciscere, deficere ab aliquo, prodere, scandalizare :-- Ne aswíc sundorwíne do not desert a particular friend, Exon. 80 b ; Th. 301. 34; Fä. 29. Eádríc aswác his cynehláforde Eadric betrayed his royal lord, Chr. 1016 ; Ed. 158, 5. Gif ðín swíðre hand ðé aswíce si dextra manus tua scandalizat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 30. a-swican

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛋᚹᛁᚳᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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