"swaddle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswɒdəl/ [UK], /ˈswɔdəl/ [US], /ˈswɑdəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: swaddles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdəl Etymology: From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swathlen||to bind; swaddle}} Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), {{inh|en|enm|swathel}} Middle English swathel, {{m|enm|swethel}} swethel, {{inh|en|ang|swaþul}} Old English swaþul, {{m|ang|swæþel}} swæþel, {{m|ang|sweþel}} sweþel, {{m|ang|sweoþol||swaddling cloth}} sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), {{suffix|en|swathe|le|gloss1=to wrap with fabric|pos2=agent/instrumental suffix}} swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), {{cog|dum|swadel||swaddling; bandage}} Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), {{cog|goh|swedili||poultice}} Old High German swedili (“poultice”), {{cog|ang|sweþian}} Old English sweþian, {{m|ang|besweþian||to wrap; swaddle}} besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} swaddle (plural swaddles)
  1. Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band. Categories (topical): Babies Translations (cloth or band): kundak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swaddle-en-noun-XFsz3VL6 Disambiguation of Babies: 28 38 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 29 34 38

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈswɒdəl/ [UK], /ˈswɔdəl/ [US], /ˈswɑdəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: swaddles [present, singular, third-person], swaddling [participle, present], swaddled [participle, past], swaddled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒdəl Etymology: From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swathlen||to bind; swaddle}} Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), {{inh|en|enm|swathel}} Middle English swathel, {{m|enm|swethel}} swethel, {{inh|en|ang|swaþul}} Old English swaþul, {{m|ang|swæþel}} swæþel, {{m|ang|sweþel}} sweþel, {{m|ang|sweoþol||swaddling cloth}} sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), {{suffix|en|swathe|le|gloss1=to wrap with fabric|pos2=agent/instrumental suffix}} swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), {{cog|dum|swadel||swaddling; bandage}} Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), {{cog|goh|swedili||poultice}} Old High German swedili (“poultice”), {{cog|ang|sweþian}} Old English sweþian, {{m|ang|besweþian||to wrap; swaddle}} besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} swaddle (third-person singular simple present swaddles, present participle swaddling, simple past and past participle swaddled)
  1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth. Categories (topical): Babies Translations (to bind a baby): повивам (povivam) (Bulgarian), 包裹嬰兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 包裹婴儿 (bāoguǒ yīng'ér) (Chinese Mandarin), bakeren (Dutch), inbakeren (Dutch), wikkelen (Dutch), inwikkelen (Dutch), omzwachtelen (Dutch), reiva (Faroese), kapaloida (Finnish), emmailloter (French), langer (French), wickeln (German), φασκιώνω (faskióno) (Greek), bepólyál (Hungarian), lanjizar (Ido), fasciare (Italian), قنداق کردن (qondâq kardan) (Persian), enfaixar (Portuguese), înfășa (Romanian), пелена́ть (pelenátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), запелена́ть (zapelenátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), kundaklamak (Turkish), сповивати (spovyvaty) (Ukrainian), пеленати (pelenaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-swaddle-en-verb-IdwNryor Disambiguation of Babies: 28 38 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 29 34 38 Disambiguation of 'to bind a baby': 100 0
  2. (archaic) To beat; cudgel. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Babies
    Sense id: en-swaddle-en-verb-uc-ZDhHU Disambiguation of Babies: 28 38 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 29 34 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: swaddling

Inflected forms

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