swathen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English *swaþian, *sweþan; equivalent to swathe (“strip”) + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
swathen
- To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth.
- (rare) To enclose something by wrapping up.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swathen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: swathe
References
- “swā̆then (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.