"forsweal" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forsweals [present, singular, third-person], forswealing [participle, present], forswealed [participle, past], forswealed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forswelen, forswælen, from Old English forswǣlan (“to burn, burn up, inflame, consume”), equivalent to for- + sweal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forswelen}} Middle English forswelen, {{inh|en|ang|forswǣlan||to burn, burn up, inflame, consume}} Old English forswǣlan (“to burn, burn up, inflame, consume”), {{prefix|en|for|sweal}} for- + sweal Head templates: {{en-verb}} forsweal (third-person singular simple present forsweals, present participle forswealing, simple past and past participle forswealed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To burn up. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Fire

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