enswathe en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɛnˈsweɪð/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English swathe English enswathe From en- + swathe.
Meanings
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(transitive) To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.
Sooner Earth / Might go round Heaven, and the strait girth of Time / Inswathe the fulness of Eternity, / Than language grasp the infinite of Love.
1827–1879 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “Part I”, in The Lover’s Tale, London: C[harles] Kegan Paul & Co., […], published 1879, →OCLC, pages 34–35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inswathe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| enswathed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enswathed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enswathes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enswathing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |