SWELTS

Verb

swelts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swelt

Source: Wiktionary


SWELT

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



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