sweal

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение sweal в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

To consume with fire; to burn; to singe, scorch

To make disappear; to cause to waste away; to diminish, reduce

Here!—But you know, they can sweal a tumour away.

{v} to melt, blaze away, singe

To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame

To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair

Этимология

() Old English swǣlan.