sweel

1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈswē(ə)l

Scottish & Irish

: swaddle

sweel

2 of 2

verb

"

chiefly Scottish

: swirl

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

probably from Middle English swedelen

Verb

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect svela, svila to whirl, run around

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