»sweal

sweal, v.i.

1. To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame;
2. To blaze away;
3. To singe, as a hair on a pig or a hedgehog; to scorch, as skin on ditto;

I could not find this word in my dictionary; I need a bigger, or older, set, methinks. I like that this verb does not take an object.