What is "swelt"

Swelt \Swelt\, obs. imp. of Swell.

Swelt \Swelt\, v. i. [OE. swelten to die, to swoon or faint, AS. sweltan to die; akin to OD. swelten to hunger, to fail, OS. sweltan to die, Icel. svelta to die, to hunger, Sw. sv["a]lta to hunger, Dan. sulte, Goth. sviltan to die. Cf. Swelter, Sweltry.]

1. To die; to perish. [Obs.]

2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

   Night she swelt for passing joy.
   --Spenser.

Swelt \Swelt\, v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
--Bp. Hall.

Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context obsolete outside dialects English) To die. 2 (context obsolete outside dialects English) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter Etymology 2

vb. (context obsolete English) (en-simple past of: swell)