swelt
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English sweltan. Cognate to Dutch zwelten (“to die”).
Verb[edit]
swelt (third-person singular simple present swelts, present participle swelting, simple past and past participle swelted)
- (obsolete outside dialects) To die.
- (obsolete outside dialects) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
swelt
