swike — ozdic

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verb

1

To deceive, cheat; betray.

2

To stop, cease.

adj

1

Deceitful; treacherous.

noun

1

Deceit; treachery.

2

A deceiver; betrayer, traitor.

The Saxon Chronicle contradicts itself as to Algar's 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.

3

A hiding place; den; cave.

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The Saxon Chronicle contradicts itself as to Algar's 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

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