Swelt

Swelt
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.] [1913 Webster]

2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Night she swelt for passing joy. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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