swathel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sweþel, swaðel, swedyll, swadel, swethel, sueþel, swedil

Etymology

From Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol, from Proto-Germanic *swaþilaz, *swaþulaz; probably equivalent to swathe (“strip”) +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswaðəl/, /ˈswadəl/, /ˈswaːðəl/, /ˈswaːdəl/, /ˈswɛðəl/, /ˈswɛdəl/

Noun

swathel (plural swathelys)

1. (rare outside of compounds) A swaddle or a similar strip of fabric.

Derived terms

• swathlen
• swaþelynge

Descendants

• English: swaddle
• Scots: sweel

References

• “swā̆thel (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.