forsweal

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forsweal

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

verb forsweals · forswealing · forswealed

obsolete, transitive To burn up.
Similar: burn away, forburn, torch, burn, burn down, burn up, burn to a crisp, char up, cinder, combure, combust, cremate

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@misc{forsweal_2026,
  title = {forsweal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forsweal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}