sweþel

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Middle English

Noun

sweþel

  1. Alternative form of swathel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþil, equivalent to swæþ, swaþu +‎ -el. Cognate with Old High German swedil, swedila.

Pronunciation

Noun

sweþel m

  1. a swathe; wrap; band; bandage

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: swethel, swedil