v. t. [ AS. beswīcan; be- + swīcan to deceive, entice; akin to OS. swīkan, OHG. swīhhan, Icel. svīkja. ] To lure; to cheat. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also
n. [ AS. wic. See Wick a village. ] A home; a dwelling. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]