swelt

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɛlt/

Etymology 1

Old English sweltan. Cognate to Dutch zwelten (“to die”).

Verb

swelt (third-person singular simple present swelts, present participle swelting, simple past and past participle swelted)

1. (obsolete except dialect) To die.
2. (obsolete except dialect) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter

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Etymology 2

Verb

swelt

1. (obsolete) Simple past tense of swell.

Anagrams

• welts