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swelan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
swelan, p. swæl, pl. swǽlon.
to burn (intrans.),
perish with heat
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  • On fýrbaðe swelaþ sǽfiscas sundes getwǽfde, wǽgdeóra gehwylc wérig swelteþ,

      Exon. Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987.
to burn (of a hot sensation)
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  • Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorðdraca ǽr geworhte, swelan and swellan,

      Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713.
Etymology
[Cf. O.H. Ger. suilizo calor; suilizón calere, arere.]
Similar entries
v. for-swelan; swǽlan.
Linked entries
v.  swyld.
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