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formelt

formelt verb: to melt; melt away; dissolve.

Verb

formelt (third-person singular simple present formelts, present participle formelting, simple past formelted or formolt, past participle formelted or formolt or formolten)

  1. (ambitransitive) To melt; melt away; dissolve.
    • Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe.1606, Gentleman Vsher, Chapman

Forms of formelt

third-person singular presentformelts
present participleformelting
pastformelted
pastformolt
past participleformelted
past participleformolt
past participleformolten
alternative formforemelt

Origin of formelt

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

Questions about formelt

What does formelt mean?
Formelt means to melt; melt away; dissolve.
What part of speech is formelt?
Formelt is a verb.
What is the past tense of formelt?
The past tense of formelt is formelted.

Words near formelt in the dictionary

  1. formee
  2. formees
  3. formel
  4. formells
  5. formels
  6. formelt
  7. formelted
  8. formelting
  9. formelts
  10. formen
  11. formenism

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