Beswathe

Quick meaning: Beswathe is a verb meaning (Scotland, dated) to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).

Meaning

(Scotland, dated) to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).

Example Sentences

A truth beswathed by the cover of lies.

The night beswathed the sloomy holt with a pall of darkness.

He had beswathed his bleeding wound with a tattered piece of cloth.

For a swollen soreː at starting one shall cure with onlayings, that is, external applications, and salves; the salve shall be of barley groats sodden in ley, and cluvers sharn wrought with honey, and then let one lay the salve on a hot cloth, or on a skin, or on paper, beswathe with that, the swelling soon becometh nesh and bursteth within.

Word Forms

• beswathes
• beswathing
• beswathed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enswathe, bathe, becover, ensheathe, behelm, scotch.

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