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Old English
Etymology
for- + meltan
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formeltan (intransitive)
- to melt (completely): melt away, liquify
- to digest (completely)
- to be consumed (destroyed completely)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Eall þā clifu þe nēah þǣre sǣ wǣron forburnon tō ascan, and eall þā sċipu formulton þe nēah þām sǣ farendu wǣron.- All the cliffs that were near the sea burned to ashes, and all the ships that were sailing near the sea were consumed by fire.
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