swathe/sweɪð/EtymologyFrom Middle English swathe, swath, from Old English swaþu, swæþ (“bandage”), probably akin to Old English swaþul, sweþel (“a swathe, wrap, band, bandage”).swathe means A bandage; a band. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nounA bandage; a band.verbTo bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers“Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing when they are first born' but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie.”