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swǽpels

  • noun [ masculinefeminine ]
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Grammar
swǽpels, (m.?); swǽpelse, an; f.
A wrap, garment
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  • Swǽpels

    amictus

    ,
      Ps. Surt. 106, 3.
  • Ða swǽpelsan

    amicula

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 49.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. sveipa to wrap, swaddle; sveipa a kerchief, hood: Dan. suøbelsebarn child in swaddling-clothes.]
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v. swápan.
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