Etymology

forswelt

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Today it means: To die. Full definition →

Middle English forswelten ← Old English forsweltan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforsweltan“to die, disappear”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforswelten
  3. English todayforswelt

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

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