v. Obs. rare. [OE. beswápan, f. be-, BE- 1 + swápan to sweep, brush.] trans. To envelop, entangle.

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c. 980.  K. Ælfred, Bæda, II. xii. Hi hi mid scytan besweop.

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c. 1175.  Cott. Hom., 239. Him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen.

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