formelt

verb

formelt

verb

Etymology From Middle English formelten, from Old English formeltan (“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”), equivalent to for- + melt. Compare German verschmelzen, Dutch versmelten.

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Ambitransitive To melt; melt away; dissolve.

  • Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe.1606, Gentleman Vsher, Chapman:

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