SWAYFUL
Sway"ful, a.
Defn: Able to sway. [R.] Rush.
SWAYING
Sway"ing, n.
Defn: An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; — said of the backs of horses. Crabb.
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.]
Defn: 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
Sweal, v. t.
Defn: To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
SWEAR Swear, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware (; p. p. Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing.] Etym: [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schwören, Icel. sverja, Sw. svärja, Dan. sværge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. *177. Cf. Answer.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. Shak.