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Old English · noun

swæþ

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/swæθ/
Syllables
swæθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
swathebandageswathtracktracefootprint

swæþ1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. track, trace

  2. footprint

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of swæþ
SingularPlural
Nominative swæþswaþu
Accusative swæþswaþu
Genitive swæþesswaþa
Dative swæþeswaþum

swæþ2 · noun

Senses

  1. bandage; swathe

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþ, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”). Cognate with Old Norse svæði (“open field”).

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþ-. Compare Middle Low German swēde (“dressing for a wound, wrap, compress, bandage”), Middle High German swede (“wound dressing, bandage”), Middle High German swade (“strip, band, film”).

Descendants

swath, swathe

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