SWEALING

Verb

swealing

present participle of sweal

Noun

swealing (plural swealings)

Alternative form of swaling (melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle)

Source: Wiktionary


SWEAL

Sweal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swealing.] Etym: [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G. schwelen to burn slowly, schwül sultry, Icel. svæla a thick smoke.]

Definition: To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also swale.] Sir W. Scott.

Sweal, v. t.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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