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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Swelt

· IPA /swɛlt/
01 imp. imp. of Swell.
  1. 1.
    imp. of Swell.obs. See: Swell
02 v. i. To die; to perish.
  1. 1.
    To die; to perish.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To faint; to swoon.[Obs.]
    “Night she swelt for passing joy.” — Spenser.
03 v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.
  1. 1.
    To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]