swikefuladj.
Obsolete exc. Scottish dialect.
Deceitful, treacherous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective]
ficklea1000
hinderyeapc1000
swikelc1000
as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE
fakenOE
swikefulc1100
frakelc1175
swikec1175
wrenchfulc1225
wielfulc1275
ginfulc1300
guileful13..
treacherousc1330
guilesomea1382
guilousc1384
enginousa1393
deceivant1393
treacherc1400
serpentinec1422
deceivousa1425
guilyc1430
beguilous1483
slapea1500
fallacious1509
treget1519
gaudya1529
beguileful1530
Spanish1530
juggling?1531
snakish1532
prestigious?1534
knack-hardy1549
pratting1570
fogging1585
snakya1586
abusive1595
faithless1597
faiterous1600
guiled1600
trompant1605
amusing1609
braida1616
dodging1625
Ulyssean1639
tricksome1648
knackish1660
hocus-pocus1668
bubbling1675
rusé1689
tricking1697
trickish1705
lurching1728
tricksy1766
trickful1775
tricky1786
slippy1828
shirky1847
dodgy1861
sidewinding1902
slithery1902
hyping1968
deceiteous-
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective]
swikec893
lewec1000
swikelc1000
swikefulc1100
culvert?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treacherc1400
traitorfulc1440
proditorious?a1475
fraudfulc1475
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
perfidiousa1538
snakya1586
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
traitor-wise1598
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
Judaslya1626
fidious1640
traditoriana1734
double-crossing1838
Judasian1855
Iscariotic1879
two-timing1927
two-time1937
quisling1941
c1100 Aldhelm Glosses i. 732 in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 21/1 Strofosę, swicfulles.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5254 Þis ihærde Cyrian. speken þene swike-ful mon.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4412 (MED) Ioseph..þat suikeful fals, þat fole lichour.
a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) cxxx. l. 1373 His ministeris..Prevely put in þe chalice Wenamouss poisoun..Be sic swikfull seruice þan Hastely deit þis haly man.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adverb]
fakenlyOE
swikellya1023
ficklya1300
treacherouslya1340
guilinglya1382
sophisticallya1382
deceivably1387
guilefully1388
treacherlyc1394
deceivingly14..
guilouslyc1425
deceiteously1481
deceitfully1488
swikefullya1500
patchingly1570
faithlessly1581
abusively1595
dodgingly1599
fallaciously1612
deludingly1641
jugglingly1647
trickfullyc1790
hocus-pocusly1791
deceptiously1797
hocus-pocus1815
trickishly1824
deceptively1825
trickingly1833
dodgily1868
trickily1895
snakishly1935
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adverb]
swikellya1023
swikinglyc1175
hinderfullichec1200
traitorouslyc1330
treacherouslya1340
traitorly?a1349
treacherlyc1394
traitouslyc1450
proditoriouslyc1460
traditoriouslyc1487
swikefullya1500
Judasly1508
traditorously1536
Judas-like?1569
perfidiously1589
traitor-like1594
a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. iii. 384 Fals was his relacion, And informyt richt falsly, And set the case all swykfully.
a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. l. 1549 A fals traytoure callit Godwyne..hym murtherist swykfully.
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