forswelt

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verb

To die.

OriginMiddle English forswelten ← Old English forsweltan →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person forswelts · participle present forswelting · participle past forswelted · past forswelted

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo die.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo cause to die; kill; slay.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforsweltan“to die, disappear”
  2. Middle Englishforswelten
  3. Englishforswelt

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

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APA

forswelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswelt

MLA

“forswelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forswelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswelt.

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