forswelt
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English forswelten, from Old English forsweltan (“to die, disappear”), equivalent to for- + swelt.
Verb[edit]
forswelt (third-person singular simple present forswelts, present participle forswelting, simple past and past participle forswelted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To die.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to die; kill; slay.
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