formeltan

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Old English

Etymology

for- +‎ meltan

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Verb

formeltan (intransitive)

  1. to melt (completely): melt away, liquify
  2. to digest (completely)
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Beheading of John the Baptist"
      Sē wītega Iōnas wæs ġehealden unformolten on þæs hwæles innoþe þrēo niht.
      The prophet Jonah survived for three days in the whale's stomach undigested.
  3. 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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  • Middle English: formelten