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Swelt
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
imp. of Swell.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To die; to perish. [Obs.]
2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.