forswelt
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English forswelten, from Old English forsweltan (“to die, disappear”), equivalent to for- + swelt.
Verb edit
forswelt (third-person singular simple present forswelts, present participle forswelting, simple past and past participle forswelted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To die.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to die; kill; slay.