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Deceit; treacheryDeceit; treachery.
/swaɪk/
Значення
значень: 3(Шотландія, діалектне)Deceit; treachery.
(діалектне, застаріле)A deceiver; betrayer, traitor.
(діалектне, застаріле)A hiding place; den; cave.
Походження
From Middle English swiken, from Old English swīcan (“to wander, depart, cease from, yieldFrom 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 (“to dodge, swerve, avoid, betray”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to turn, move around, wander, swing”).
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