formelt
English
Alternative forms
- 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.
Verb
formelt (third-person singular simple present formelts, present participle formelting, simple past formelted or formolt, past participle formelted or formolten)
- (transitive, intransitive) To melt; melt away; dissolve.
- 1606, Chapman, Gentleman Vsher:
- Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe.
- 1606, Chapman, Gentleman Vsher:
Usage notes
- Intransitive senses are typically conjugated as a strong verb (e.g. formelt/formolt/formolten); transitive senses as a weak verb (e.g. formelt/formelted/formelted).
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
formelt
- neuter singular of formell
- (as an adverb) formally
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
formelt
- neuter singular of formell