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be-swælan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
be-swælan, p. de; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§647;
To burn, sweal, scorch, singe; adurere, ustulare
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  • Næs hyra feax fýre beswæled

    nor was a hair of them burned by the fire,

      Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438.
  • Glédum beswæled

    scorched by gleeds,

      Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041.
Derived forms
DER. swelan.
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  • be-swælan, v.