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Webster 1913 Edition

Swelt

Swelt

,
obs.
imp.
of
Swell
.

Swelt

,
Verb.
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.
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

,
Verb.
T.
To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Swelt

SWELT

, for swelled, is not in use.

SWELT

,
Verb.
I.
To faint; to swoon.

SWELT

,
Verb.
T.
To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint. [We now use swelter.]

Definition 2024

swelt

swelt

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete outside dialects) To die.
  2. (obsolete outside dialects) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Verb

swelt

  1. (obsolete) simple past tense of swell

Anagrams

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

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