Forsweal

verb

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Verb

1
To burn up. obsolete, transitive

Synonyms

burn burn away burn down burn to a crisp burn up char up

Etymology

From Middle English forswelen, forswælen, from Old English forswǣlan (“to burn, burn up, inflame, consume”), equivalent to for- + sweal.

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