imp. of Swell.
To die; to perish. [Obs.]
To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. Spenser.
To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
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