formelt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To melt; melt away; dissolve.

Word forms

formelt formelts formelting formelted formolt formolten foremelt

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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