† ˈowmawt,v.Obs.rare. [cf.ON.úmáttr ‘unmight’, faintness, úmætta to swoon. The n. may formerly have been in Eng., whence the vb.] intr. To swoon, to faint. c1440Promp. Parv. 374/2 Owmawtyn, or swownyn.., sincopiso. O(w)mawtynge (or swownynge), sincopis.