swathe

Meanings

Noun

• A bandage; a band
• Alternate spelling of swath

Verb

• To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers

Origin

• From Middle English swathe, swath, from Old English swaþu, swæþ, probably akin to Old English swaþul, sweþel.
• From Middle English swathen, from Old English *swaþian, akin to Old English besweþian.
• From Middle English swathe, from Old English swaþu ("track, trace"), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō. More at swath.