inswathe en · VERB
Etymology
From in- + swathe.
Meanings
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(alt-of, archaic) Archaic spelling of enswathe.
alt of enswathe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| inswathes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| inswathing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| inswathed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| inswathed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |