• Swelt

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /swÉ›lt/

    Origin 1

    Old English sweltan. Cognate to Dutch zwelten ("to die").

    Full definition of swelt

    Verb

    1. (obsolete except dialect) To die.
    2. (obsolete except dialect) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter

    Origin 2

    Verb

    swelt
    1. (obsolete)

      swelt

      (simple past of swell)

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