swelt (third-person singular simple present , present participle , simple past swolt or swelted, past participle swolten or swelted)
(obsolete, outside, dialects) To die.
(obsolete, outside, dialects) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
swelt
(obsolete) simple past tense of swell
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Source: Wiktionary
Swelt, obs.
Definition: imp. of Swell.
Swelt, v. i. Etym: [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. svälta 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.
Swelt, v. t.
Definition: To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
