forsweal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English forswelen, forswælen, from Old English forswǣlan (“to burn, burn up, inflame, consume”), equivalent to for- + sweal.
Verb[edit]
forsweal (third-person singular simple present forsweals, present participle forswealing, simple past and past participle forswealed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To burn up.