swathel

Middle English

Alternative forms

swadel, swaðel, sueþel, swedil, swedyll, swethel, sweþel

Etymology

From Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol, from Proto-West Germanic *swaþil, *swaþul; probably equivalent to swathe (“strip”) +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswaðəl/, /ˈswadəl/, /ˈswaːðəl/, /ˈswaːdəl/, /ˈswɛðəl/, /ˈswɛdəl/

Noun

swathel (plural swathelys)

(rare outside of compounds) A swaddle or similar strip of fabric.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: swaddle
Scots: sweel

References

“swā̆thel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.

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