Swealing definition

Swealing





Home | Index


We love those sites:

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sweal \Sweal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Swealing}.] [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G.
     schwelen to burn slowly, schw["u]l sultry, Icel. svaela a
     thick smoke.]
     To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste
     away without feeding the flame. [Written also {swale}.] --Sir


     W. Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)