swaddle v.

"bind (an infant, etc.) with long strips of cloth," a mid-15c. alteration of Middle English swathlen (c. 1200), which is probably a frequentative form of Old English swaþian (see swathe). Related: Swaddled; swaddling.

Phrase swaddling clothes for "band of linen for swaddling an infant" is from Coverdale's 1535 translation of Luke ii.7.

Young children ... are still bandaged in this manner in many parts of Europe to prevent them from using their limbs freely, owing to a fancy that those who are left free in infancy become deformed. [Century Dictionary, 1891]

Wycliffe used swathing-clothes (late 14c.).

词汇	swaddle
词源	swaddle v. "bind (an infant, etc.) with long strips of cloth," a mid-15c. alteration of Middle English swathlen (c. 1200), which is probably a frequentative form of Old English swaþian (see swathe). Related: Swaddled; swaddling. Phrase swaddling clothes for "band of linen for swaddling an infant" is from Coverdale's 1535 translation of Luke ii.7. Young children ... are still bandaged in this manner in many parts of Europe to prevent them from using their limbs freely, owing to a fancy that those who are left free in infancy become deformed. [Century Dictionary, 1891] Wycliffe used swathing-clothes (late 14c.). Entries linking to swaddle swathe v. "to bind with bandages, swaddle, wrap," Old English swaþian "to swathe, wrap up," from swaðu "track, trace" (see swath). The noun meaning "infant's swaddling bands" was found in Old English as swaþum (dative plural). Related: Swathed; swathing. updated on March 13, 2023
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swaddle v.

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