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sweltan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §80; §225; §263; §266; §499;
To die a natural or a violent death
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  • Swelte ic (

    morior

    ) hér on lande,
      Deut. 4, 22.
  • Wǽgdeóra gehwylc swelteþ,

      Exon. Th. 61, 22; Cri. 988.
  • Swylteþ,

      385, 33; Rä. 4, 54: 419, 13; Rä. 38, 5.
  • Ne swylteþ

    non obierit,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 35.
  • Swylt

    moritur,

      Jn. Skt. 21, 23.
  • Hé swelt,

      Blickl. Homl. 245, 11.
  • Gé sweltaþ,

      8, 21.
  • Ealle men sweltaþ,

      Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 13.
  • Hí ne swyltaþ,

      Blickl. Homl. 47, 1.
  • Hé swealt,

      Cd. Th. 70, 15; Gen. 1153.
  • Swealt (sweolt,

      Thw.), Num. 20, 1.
  • Hí swulton,

      Homl. Th. i. 84, 6: Cd. Th. 207, 10; Exod. 464.
  • Ðæt án man swelte for folce,

      Jn. Skt. 11, 50.
  • Ðæt hyt wǽre betere, ðæt án man swulte,

      18, 14.
  • Ðæt hé iwungen wǽre óþþæt hé swylte,

      Blickl. Homl. 193, 4.
  • Hwí lǽddest ðú ús ðæt wé swulton on ðisum wéstene,

      Num. 21; 5.
  • Ic mæg sweltan blíðelíce

    laetus moriar,

      Gen. 46, 30: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 35: Ex. 10, 28.
  • Sceal fǽge sweltan,

      Exon. Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27.
  • Swyltan,

      Blickl. Homl. 59, 30.
  • Se man scyle deádlíce swyltan (swiltan,

      MS. C.), Wulfst. 5, 9.
  • Sweltende

    obeuntem,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 54.
  • Beón swyltende, Blickl. Homl. 75, 33. ¶

    to die

    by or of something, where the cause of death is expressed by a case or by a preposition with a noun :-- Ne swelte ic mid sáre,
      Ps. Th. 117, 17.
  • Ðú þurh deóra gripe deáþe sweltest,

      Exon. Th. 250, 11; Jul. 125.
  • Gé sweltaþ deáðe,

      Cd. Th. 224, 28; Dan. 143.
  • Draca morðre swealt,

      Beo. Th. 1789; B. 892: 5558; B. 2782.
  • Hé forneáh hungre swealt,

      Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 170, 30.
  • Hié hungre swultan,

      Blickl. Homl. 79, 15.
  • Monige for hiora wundum swultan,

      Nar. 16, 9,
    Heora mænige máne swultan, Ps. Th. 77, 30.
  • Tó ðam ðe hé deáðe swelte,

      L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 2.
  • Ðú scealt deáðe sweltan

    morte morieris,

      Gen. 2, 17: L. Alf. 14; Th. i. 48, 4.
  • Ic sceal æt ðé sweltan deáðe,

      Homl. Th. ii. 308, 27.
  • Wundum sweltan,

      Byrht. Th. 140, 25; By. 293.
  • Hí ondrǽdaþ him ðæt hí sceolan swyltan for ðam húsle, L. Ælf. E.; Th. ii. 392, 3. ¶ to die to anything, become dead to,

    have no further concern

    with :-- Ðú scealt sweltan synna and Criste lybban,
      Homl. Skt. i. 3, 592.
Etymology
[Laym. O. E. Homl. swelten: Orm. swell*-*tenn: Chauc. Piers P. swelte: Goth. swiltan: O. Sax. sweltan: Icel. svelta to die; svelta hungri to starve: Dan. sulte to starve; sulten hungry.]
Similar entries
v. á-, for-, ge-sweltan.
Linked entries
v.  a-sweltan.
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