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swelt |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swelt \Swelt\, v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swelt \Swelt\, obs. imp. of {Swell}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swelt \Swelt\, v. i. [OE. swelten to die, to swoon or faint, AS sweltan to die; akin to OD swelten to hunger, to fail OS sweltan to die, Icel. svelta to die, to hunger, Sw sv["a]lta to hunger, Dan. sulte, Goth. sviltan to die. Cf {Swelter}, {Sweltry}.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs.] 2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. --Spenser.
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