swathlen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswað(ə)lən/, /ˈswaːð(ə)lən/, /ˈswɛð(ə)lən/, /ˈswɛd(ə)lən/
Verb
swathlen
- To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth.
- (rare) To enclose something by wrapping up.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swathlen (weak)
infinitive | (to) swathlen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | swathle | swathlede |
2nd person singular | swathlest | swathledest |
3rd person singular | swathleth, swathleþ | swathlede |
plural | swathlen | swathleden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | swathle | swathlede |
plural | swathlen | swathleden |
imperative | present | |
singular | swathle | |
plural | swathleth, swathleþ | |
participle | present | past |
swathlende, swathlinge | swathled, yswathled |
Descendants
- English: swaddle
- Scots: sweel
References
- “swā̆thelen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
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