"beswathe" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈsweɪð/ Forms: beswathes [present, singular, third-person], beswathing [participle, present], beswathed [participle, past], beswathed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪð Etymology: From Middle English *beswathen (“to becover”), from Old English swaþian (“to cover”), equivalent to be- + swathe (“to becover”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*beswathen||to becover}} Middle English *beswathen (“to becover”), {{inh|en|ang|swaþian||to cover}} Old English swaþian (“to cover”), {{prefix|en|be|swathe|t2=to becover}} be- + swathe (“to becover”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beswathe (third-person singular simple present beswathes, present participle beswathing, simple past and past participle beswathed)
  1. (Scotland, dated) to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively). Tags: Scotland, dated
    Sense id: en-beswathe-en-verb-MVcauK2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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