formelt en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English formelten, from Old English formeltan (“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”), equivalent to for- + melt. Compare German verschmelzen, Dutch versmelten.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To melt; melt away; dissolve.
Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe.
1606, Gentleman Vsher, Chapman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foremelt | alternative | lexicographic | |
| formolt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| formolt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| formelted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| formelted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| formolten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| formelts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| formelting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |