swathlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• swedlen, swedyll, swathell, sweþlen

Etymology

From swathel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswað(ə)lən/, /ˈswaːð(ə)lən/, /ˈswɛð(ə)lən/, /ˈswɛd(ə)lən/

Verb

swathlen

1. To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth.
2. (rare) To enclose something by wrapping up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swathlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) swathlen, swathle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swathle	swathled
2nd-person singular	swathlest	swathledest
3rd-person singular	swathleth	swathled
subjunctive singular	swathle
imperative singular		—
plural1	swathlen, swathle	swathleden, swathlede
imperative plural	swathleth, swathle	—
participles	swathlynge, swathlende	swathled, yswathled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: swaddle
• Scots: sweel

References

• “swā̆thelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.