swealingswalingn.

Etymology: < sweal v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswealing.

Burning; singeing: for special uses see quots. and sweal v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [noun] > singeing

swealingc1410

singeingc1440

swingea1640

singe1658

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > roasting sheep whole

swealing1694

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > singeing pig

swealing1759

c1410 Lanterne of Liȝt iii. 6 Euery proud soule..schal be in to sweyling [L. erit in combustionem].

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) ii. 19 I sal visee ȝou vitht dreddour, vitht fyir ande vitht suellieg [sic].

1694 Coll. Improvem. Husbandry & Trade No. 95. ⁋2 Swealing of Sheep in Ireland.

1759 R. Forster in J. Nichols Coll. Hist. Berks (1783) 56 The singeing of a pig they call sweeling.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1201 When cured as bacon, it is the practice in Kent to singe off the hairs, by making a straw fire round the hog, an operation which is termed swaling.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Apr. 7/2 The wanton practice of ‘swaling’ [sc. ‘firing the heather’ on Dartmoor].

1899 J. M. Falkner Moonfleet (ed. 3) vii There is a swealing of the parchment under the hot wax.

1902 E. Phillpotts River 251 These spring fires, or ‘swaleings’, had been deliberately lighted that furze and heather might perish, and the grasses, thus relieved, prosper for flocks and herds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

swealingswalingadj.

Etymology: < sweal v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswealing.

Burning, blazing; (of a candle) guttering.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective]

quickeOE

burningc1000

swealinga1023

tinded1297

alightc1400

flamed1413

alive1571

comburent1599

combustious1622

combustible1632

conflagrant1656

a1023 Wulfstan Homilies xliii. 213 He ða sende of heofonum beornend ren and swælende leg.

c1420 Prymer (1895) 10 (Benedicite) Fier & swellynge heete [L. ignis et aestus].

1807 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (new ed.) 24 Swift the sweelin hether flies.

1812 G. Colman Poet. Vagaries 107 A swaling Candle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	swealing
释义	swealingswalingn. Etymology: < sweal v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswealing. Burning; singeing: for special uses see quots. and sweal v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [noun] > singeing swealingc1410 singeingc1440 swingea1640 singe1658 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > roasting sheep whole swealing1694 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > singeing pig swealing1759 c1410 Lanterne of Liȝt iii. 6 Euery proud soule..schal be in to sweyling [L. erit in combustionem]. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) ii. 19 I sal visee ȝou vitht dreddour, vitht fyir ande vitht suellieg [sic]. 1694 Coll. Improvem. Husbandry & Trade No. 95. ⁋2 Swealing of Sheep in Ireland. 1759 R. Forster in J. Nichols Coll. Hist. Berks (1783) 56 The singeing of a pig they call sweeling. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1201 When cured as bacon, it is the practice in Kent to singe off the hairs, by making a straw fire round the hog, an operation which is termed swaling. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Apr. 7/2 The wanton practice of ‘swaling’ [sc. ‘firing the heather’ on Dartmoor]. 1899 J. M. Falkner Moonfleet (ed. 3) vii There is a swealing of the parchment under the hot wax. 1902 E. Phillpotts River 251 These spring fires, or ‘swaleings’, had been deliberately lighted that furze and heather might perish, and the grasses, thus relieved, prosper for flocks and herds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019). swealingswalingadj. Etymology: < sweal v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswealing. Burning, blazing; (of a candle) guttering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] quickeOE burningc1000 swealinga1023 tinded1297 alightc1400 flamed1413 alive1571 comburent1599 combustious1622 combustible1632 conflagrant1656 a1023 Wulfstan Homilies xliii. 213 He ða sende of heofonum beornend ren and swælende leg. c1420 Prymer (1895) 10 (Benedicite) Fier & swellynge heete [L. ignis et aestus]. 1807 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (new ed.) 24 Swift the sweelin hether flies. 1812 G. Colman Poet. Vagaries 107 A swaling Candle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1410adj.a1023
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