beswathe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).

Pronunciation

/bɪˈsweɪð/

Word forms

beswathe beswathes beswathing beswathed

Etymology

From Middle English *beswathen (“to becover”), from Old English swaþian (“to cover”), equivalent to be- + swathe (“to becover”).

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