sheathe

Meaning

Verb

• To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
• To encase (something) with a protective covering.
• Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
• To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
• To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
• To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
• To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).

Origin

• From Late Middle English shethen, then:
• probably from Old English *scēaþian; or
• . Sheth(e) is derived from Old English sċēaþ, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).