forsweal

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verb

To burn up.

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burn awayforburntorchburnburn downburn upburn to a crispchar up
OriginMiddle English forswelen ← Old English forswǣlan →
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Meanings

verbforsweal (third-person singular simple present forsweals, present participle forswealing, simple past and past participle forswealed)

present singular third person forsweals · participle present forswealing · participle past forswealed · past forswealed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo burn up.

    Synonyms: burn away, forburn, torch, burn, burn away, burn down, burn up, burn to a crisp

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo burn up.

Similar
burn awayforburntorchburnburn awayburn downburn upburn to a crispchar upcindercomburecombustcremateforburnincineratescathetorch
Also see
burnburn downchar upcindercomburecombustcremateforburnincineratescathe

Origin

  1. Old Englishforswǣlan“to burn, burn up, inflame, consume”
  2. Middle Englishforswelen
  3. Englishforsweal

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

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APA

forsweal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsweal

MLA

“forsweal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsweal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsweal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsweal.

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