† beˈswape, v. Obs. rare.
[OE. beswápan, f. be-, be- 1 + swápan to sweep, brush.]
trans. To envelop, entangle.
| c 980 K. ælfred Bæda ii. xii, Hi hi mid scytan besweop. c 1175 Cott. Hom. 239 Him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen. |
† beˈswape, v. Obs. rare.
[OE. beswápan, f. be-, be- 1 + swápan to sweep, brush.]
trans. To envelop, entangle.
| c 980 K. ælfred Bæda ii. xii, Hi hi mid scytan besweop. c 1175 Cott. Hom. 239 Him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen. |
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