Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WEL'TER
WEL'TER, v.i. [Sax. wæltan; Sw. vältra; G. walzen; Dan. vælter; allied probably to wallow, L. voluto.]
To roll, as the body of animal; but usually, to roll or wallow in some foul matter; as, to welter in blood or in filth. – Dryden.
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