Middle English Dictionary Entry
sweltī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sweltī adj. |
| Etymology | From swelt(e n.; cp. MnE dial. swelty. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Disposed to fainting, about to faint.
Associated quotations
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)26/768 : Ye mow welle se, if ye lust to bihold, The greef that doth my swelty hert forrent As bi the mowth y lever had yow told.