Old English · noun
sweþel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈswe.θel/[ˈswe.ðel]
- Syllables
- ˈswe · θel (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wrapswathebandage
Meaning
-
a swathe; wrap; band; bandage
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swaþil, equivalent to swæþ, swaþu; -el. Cognate with Old High German swedil, swedila.
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