What does "swelt" mean?
Swelt: To die; to perish. [Obs.]
Additional senses
- 2.To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser.
- 3.To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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