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sweþel

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Middle English

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Noun

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sweþel

  1. Alternative form of swathel

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *swaþil, equivalent to swæþ, swaþu +‎ -el. Cognate with Old High German swedil, swedila.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈswe.θel/, [ˈswe.ðel]

Noun

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sweþel m

  1. a swathe; wrap; band; bandage

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sweþel sweþelas
accusative sweþel sweþelas
genitive sweþeles sweþela
dative sweþele sweþelum
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: swethel, swedil