sweþel

== Middle English == === Noun === sweþel alternative form of swathel == Old English == === Alternative forms === sweoþol, sweþil, sueþel, suaeþil, suithel, suuoeþel, swioþol === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *swaþil, equivalent to swæþ, swaþu; -el. Cognate with Old High German swedil, swedila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswe.θel/, [ˈswe.ðel] Rhymes: -e.θel === Noun === sweþel m a swathe; wrap; band; bandage ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== swaþul besweþian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: swethel, swedil