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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswɒdəl/ [UK], /ˈswɔdəl/ [US], /ˈswɑdəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav 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, {{inh|en|ang|swaþul}} Old English swaþul, {{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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} swaddle (plural swaddles)
  1. Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band. Translations (cloth or band): kundak (Turkish)
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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈswɒdəl/ [UK], /ˈswɔdəl/ [US], /ˈswɑdəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav 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, {{inh|en|ang|swaþul}} Old English swaþul, {{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 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): قَمَّطَ (qammaṭa) (Arabic), 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), повива (poviva) (Macedonian), 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)
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  2. (archaic) To beat; cudgel. Tags: archaic
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: swaddling

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-swaddle.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒdəl"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cloth or band",
      "word": "kundak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swaddle"
}

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