Swaddle Definition
(archaic) To beat; cudgel.
Origin of Swaddle
Middle English swadlen probably back-formation from swadling (band) swaddling (cloth), or swathelbonde both from swathelen probably frequentative of Old English swathian to swathe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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swathe (“to wrap with fabric") +"Ž -le (frequentative), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d).
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