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swelt

swelt is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To die; to perish. [Obs.]
  2. 2.To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser.
  3. 3.To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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