formelt
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English formelten, from Old English formeltan (“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”), equivalent to for- + melt. Compare German verschmelzen, Dutch versmelten.
Verb
[edit]formelt (third-person singular simple present formelts, present participle formelting, simple past formelted or formolt, past participle formelted or formolten)
- (transitive, intransitive) To melt; melt away; dissolve.
- 1606, Gentleman Vsher, Chapman:
- Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe.
Usage notes
[edit]- Intransitive senses are typically conjugated as a strong verb (e.g. formelt/formolt/formolten); transitive senses as a weak verb (e.g. formelt/formelted/formelted).
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Adjective
[edit]formelt
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Adjective
[edit]formelt
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