ˈswēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English swailen, sweilen, swelen, partly from Old English swelan (vi) to burn; partly from Old English swǣlan (vt) to cause to burn — more at swelter
intransitive verb
1. chiefly dialect , of a candle : to melt away : gutter
2. chiefly dialect : to waste away
transitive verb
chiefly dialect : burn