swathlen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === swedlen, swedyll, swathell, sweþlen === Etymology === From swathel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: swaddle Scots: sweel ==== References ==== “swā̆thelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 November 2018.