"swathe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswaːð(ə)/, /ˈswaθ/ Forms: swathez [plural], suaþe [alternative], swaþe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English swaþu, swæþ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|swaþu}} Old English swaþu Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} swathe, {{enm-noun|swathez}} swathe (plural swathez)
  1. A strip or wrap, especially for wrapping babies in. Tags: rare Related terms: swathel, swethel, swathen, swathing
    Sense id: en-swathe-enm-noun-enm:strip
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈswaːð(ə)/, /ˈswaθ/ Forms: swathes [plural], swath [alternative], swað [alternative], swad [alternative], swarth [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English swaþu, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|swaþu}} Old English swaþu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*swaþō}} Proto-Germanic *swaþō, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*swem(bʰ)-|t=to bend, turn, swing}} Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} swathe, {{enm-noun|swathes}} swathe (plural swathes)
  1. A swath; the track left by a scythe.
    Sense id: en-swathe-enm-noun-enm:swath
  2. (rare) A strip of land as a unit of measure. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-swathe-enm-noun-oe2oMnf3 Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 3 51 36
  3. (rare) A trace left behind by something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-swathe-enm-noun-T463XbMb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 4 15 4 2 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 20 5 13 5 2 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 13 3 17 3 2 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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