"swelten" meaning in Middle English

See swelten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswɛltən/
Etymology: From Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sweltan}} Old English sweltan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sweltan}} Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sweltaną}} Proto-Germanic *sweltaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} swelten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|swelt|swalt|swolt|swolt|3s2=swelt|c=3|w=te|w2=ed|y=0}} Forms: strong weak [table-tags], swelten [infinitive], to swelten [infinitive], swelte [infinitive], swelte [first-person, present, singular], swalt [first-person, past, singular], swelte [first-person, past, singular], swelted [first-person, past, singular], sweltest [present, second-person, singular], swolte [past, second-person, singular], swalt [past, second-person, singular], sweltest [past, second-person, singular], sweltedest [past, second-person, singular], swelteth [present, singular, third-person], swelt [present, singular, third-person], swalt [past, singular, third-person], swelte [past, singular, third-person], swelted [past, singular, third-person], swelte [present, singular, subjunctive], swolte [past, singular, subjunctive], swelte [past, singular, subjunctive], swelted [past, singular, subjunctive], swelte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], swelten [plural, present], swelte [plural, present], swolten [past, plural], swolte [past, plural], swelten [past, plural], swelte [past, plural], swelteden [past, plural], sweltede [past, plural], swelteth [imperative, plural, present], swelte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sweltynge [participle, present], sweltende [participle, present], swolten [participle, past], swolte [participle, past], swelt [participle, past], swelted [participle, past]
  1. To die; to pass away. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-swelten-enm-verb-vnyb30SB Disambiguation of Death: 50 49 0 1
  2. To kill; to put to death. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-swelten-enm-verb-n1qLXKgW Disambiguation of Death: 50 49 0 1
  3. To faint or swoon.
    Sense id: en-swelten-enm-verb-qEfXfzxn
  4. To swelter; to faint from heat. Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-swelten-enm-verb-4TqBpnaX Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swelte, squelt [Northern], suelt Synonyms (early): sweltan Related terms: forswelten
Disambiguation of 'early': 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "form": "swelte",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swelteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweltede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "sweltynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sweltende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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        "past"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "swelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelted",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "c": "3",
        "w": "te",
        "w2": "ed",
        "y": "0"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "forswelten"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 49 0 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "enm:Death",
          "parents": [
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            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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        "To die; to pass away."
      ],
      "id": "en-swelten-enm-verb-vnyb30SB",
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ]
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        "To kill; to put to death."
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      "id": "en-swelten-enm-verb-n1qLXKgW",
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        [
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      "glosses": [
        "To faint or swoon."
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      "id": "en-swelten-enm-verb-qEfXfzxn",
      "links": [
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          "faint",
          "faint"
        ],
        [
          "swoon",
          "swoon"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Temperature",
          "orig": "enm:Temperature",
          "parents": [
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            "Weather",
            "All topics",
            "Atmosphere",
            "Fundamental"
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        "To swelter; to faint from heat."
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      "links": [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswɛltən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "swelte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
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      "word": "squelt"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "suelt"
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "swelten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "swelte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swolten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swolte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweltede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweltynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sweltende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swolten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swolte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "swelten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swelt",
        "2": "swalt",
        "3": "swolt",
        "3s2": "swelt",
        "4": "swolt",
        "c": "3",
        "w": "te",
        "w2": "ed",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "forswelten"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To die; to pass away."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to put to death."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To faint or swoon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "faint",
          "faint"
        ],
        [
          "swoon",
          "swoon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To swelter; to faint from heat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swelter",
          "swelter"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswɛltən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "swelte"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "squelt"
    },
    {
      "word": "suelt"
    },
    {
      "sense": "early",
      "word": "sweltan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swelten"
}

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