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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Welt, v. Also: velt, wolt. [ME and e.m.E. welte, walt (14th c.), OE -wæltan, Anglian wyltan, ON *welta, OHG walzen.] Only in Doug. a. tr.To cause (something) to move violently or forcibly (up, doun, our, tyll); to roll, hurl or throw (stones, etc.); to lash (water); to cause (trees) to crash down. 1513 Doug. i vii.
Ane part haistis to beild the wallys wight, And sum to rays the gret castell on hyght And welt [Sm. wolt, Ruddim. velt; L. subvolvere] vp stanys to the wark on hie 1513 Doug. iii iii 113.
The marineris … Egirly rollis our the fomy flude, And the haw sey weltis [L. torquent] vp as thai war woid 1513 Doug. iii v 16.
Swepand the flude with lang rowthys … vp thai welt the stowr of fomy see 1513 Doug. iv vii 76.
Thai … Weltis down in woddis gret mastis 1513 Doug. viii iv 121.
Hercules it [sc. the rock] smytis … forto mak it iowke, Inforsyng hym to welt it our the bra 1513 Doug. ix viii 127 (Sm.).
Down welting eik of huge wecht gret stanys 1513 Doug. x iii 21.
A felloun stone to welt the wallys tyll 1513 Doug. xi iii 82.
Down weltit ar with mony granand strakis The fyrrys 1513 Doug. xi x 100.
Men … On thar fays welt dovn weghty stanys 1513 Doug. xii ix 79.
This Murranus the renys … Quharwith hys stedis ȝokkit war … Vndyr the quhelis hes do weltit doun

b. intr.To move by violent, forcible means our, down, vnder; to crash; to surge. Also fig. 1513 Doug. v xiii 32.
The flote smate fast with arys the flude, Kempand to welt [Ruddim. went; L. feriunt] our wallys as thai war wode 1513 Doug. vi iii 49.
Gret eschin stokkis tumlys to the grond … The felloun elmys weltis down the hillys 1513 Doug. vi v 86.
Baith men and schip welt [Ruddim. went; L. involvens] vnder flude togyddir 1513 Doug. x x 136.
So tyll hys hart stoundis the pryk of deth, He weltis our, and ȝaldis vp the breth 1513 Doug. xi xii 83.
And stedis throwand on the grond that weltis 1513 Doug. xi xii 94.
Remulus down weltis on the grondfig. 1513 Doug. x ii 76.
Haue we etlyt the Phrigyane febill geir Down from the grund to welt our into weir?