[swathe] or swath n [ME, fr. (assumed) OE swaeth; akin to OE swathian to swathe] (bef. 12c) 1: a band used in swathing
2: an enveloping medium
[2]swathe vt swathed ; swath.ing [ME, fr. OE swathian] (12c) 1: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2: envelop