( transitive ) To encase (something) with a protective covering.( transitive ) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.Sheathe ( third-person singular simple present sheathes, present participle sheathing, simple past and past participle sheathed) ( Received Pronunciation ) enPR: shē th, IPA (key): /ʃiːð/.Sheth( e) is derived from Old English sċēaþ ( “ sheath ” ), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz ( “ sheath covering ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- ( “ to dissect, split ” ) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted). possibly from Middle English sheth, shethe ( “ holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath ” ) + -en ( suffix forming the infinitive of verbs ).probably from Old English *scēaþian or.From Late Middle English shethen ( “ to put (a sword or knife) into a sheath, sheathe to provide with a sheath ( figuratively) to have sexual intercourse ” ), then:
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