swelt
swelt · swelts · swelted / swelt · swelting
To dieTo die.
/swɛlt/
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, obsolete)To die.
(dialectal, obsolete)To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
Origin
From Middle English swelten, from Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan,From Middle English swelten, from Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. Cognate to Dutch zwelten (“to die”).
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Forms
swelts, swelting, swelted, sweltedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedforswelt
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle