swincan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweng-, *swenk- (“to bend, swing, swivel”). A parallel form to swingan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswin.kɑn/, [ˈswiŋ.kɑn] === Verb === swincan to work hard: toil, labour late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy to strive late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr" ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beswincan ġeswincan ==== Related terms ==== swinc ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: swinken English: swink