forswelt

English

Etymology

From Middle English forswelten, from Old English forsweltan (“to die, disappear”), equivalent to for- +‎ swelt.

Verb

forswelt (third-person singular simple present forswelts, present participle forswelting, simple past and past participle forswelted)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To die.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to die; kill; slay.

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