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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.]

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