swelt Meaning, Definition & Usage

Swelt
Definitions
obs.
  1. imp. of Swell.
Swelt intransitive verb
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. To die; to perish. Obs.
  2. To faint; to swoon. Obs. Chaucer.
    Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser.
Swelt transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Bp. Hall.

Webster 1913