·- imp. of Swell.
II. Swelt ·vi To Die; to Perish.
III. Swelt ·vi To Faint; to Swoon.
IV. Swelt ·vt To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to Swelter.
to swoon. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose