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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forswelt en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To die.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to die; kill; slay.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forswelting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forswelts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
forswelted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forswelted Tense=Past lexicographic