单词 | to swelt one's heart |
释义 | > as lemmasto swelt one's heart 7. To overheat, broil, scorch; to oppress or overwhelm with heat; also in figurative phrase to swelt one's heart, to exert oneself to the utmost. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > excessively overheata1398 swelta1400 parboil1565 over-fire1626 exaestuate1657 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580 to swelt one's heart1584 to sweat blood1911 to bust (also rupture) a gut1912 to fall over backwards1932 to bust (also break) one's balls1968 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 3790 Alle ware þai swollen of þe swete & sweltid on þe son. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. vi. 98 When thei see the Locustes come..thei set al on fire, and so swelte theim in the passyng ouer, that thei..fall to the grounde. 1584 R. Wilson Three Ladies of London i. C j He shall neuer haue better eating fellowes if hee woulde swelte his hart. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 70 Let the cunningest lickespiggot swelt his heart out, the beere shal neuer foame or froath in the cupp. 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 92 Not a breath is felt, But hectik Auster's, which doth all things swelt. 1651 Bp. J. Hall Susurrium cum Deo lxxiv. 274 Is the Sun to be blamed that the Travellers cloak swelts him with heat? 1684 G. Meriton York-shire Dial. (E.D.S.) 525 If we sud swelt our hearts, it will nut deau. 1811 R. Willan in Archaeologia 17 160 (W. Riding Words) Swelted, overcome with heat and perspiration. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. (at cited word) It's so hot it's fit to swelt you. < as lemmas |
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