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welter verb1. ME.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch welteren.]
verb intrans.
a. Roll, tumble, or wriggle about; writhe, wallow. ME.
b. Roll or lie prostrate in one's blood; be soaked or steeped in blood or gore. Now arch. & poet. L16.
D. G. Mitchell They liethe fifty corpsesweltering in their blood.
verb intrans.
a. Revel, live at ease. rare. ME-L16.
b. Indulge in unrestrained licentiousness, pleasure, etc. Now rare. M16.
Tennyson Happier are those that welter in their sin.
c. Be sunk or deeply involved in. E17.
verb intrans. Of a ship etc.: roll or be tumbled to and fro, be washed about. LME.
verb intrans. Roll down in a stream; flow. Now rare. LME.
verb intrans.
a. Of waves, the sea, etc.: toss and tumble, surge. Now poet. LME.
b. transf. Of a mass of things or people: be in a state of confusion, upheaval, or turmoil. M19.
verb trans. Move, turn, or force by rolling; cause to roll, toss up and down. LME-L16.
a. verb intrans. Of a vehicle: sway or rock unsteadily; be overturned. rare. LME-M16.
b. verb trans. Overthrow, overturn, upset. Chiefly Scot. LME.
c. verb intrans. Move with a heavy rolling gait; flounder; dial. reel, stagger. Now rare. L16.