swathen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === swath, swathyn, swethe, swaðen === Etymology === From Old English *swaþian, *sweþan; equivalent to swathe (“strip”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswaːðən/, /ˈswaðən/, /ˈswɛːðən/ === Verb === swathen To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth. (rare) To enclose something by wrapping up. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: swathe ==== References ==== “swā̆then, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 November 2018.