swathe 1
/swodh, swaydh/ , v. , swathed, swathing , n.
v.t.
1. to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
2. to bandage.
3. to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do.
4. to wrap (cloth, rope, etc.) around something.
n.
5. a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped; wrapping; bandage.
[ bef. 1050; (n.) ME; OE * swaeth or * swath (in swathum dat. pl.); cf. SWADDLE; (v.) ME swathen, late OE swathian, deriv. of the n.; c. ON svatha ]
swathe 2
/swodh, swaydh/ , n.
swath.