For-sweltan

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-sweltan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: he -swilt; Related words:

Definitions

1 for-sweltan

p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten To die away, perish; permŏri :-- Manig wíf forswilt for hire bearne many a woman dies because of her child, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11, note 17. Forswealt disparuit, Cot. 65: 190. for-sweltan

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᚹᛖᛚᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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