Thesaurus: swelt

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1. imp. of Swell.
2. v. i. To die; to perish.
3. v. i. To faint; to swoon.
4. v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.
5. imp. of Swell. 1. To die; to perish. [Obs.] 2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
6. imp. of Swell. v. i. To die; to perish. v. i. To faint; to swoon. v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.