elt
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛlt
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English elten (“to mold, knead, work”), from Old Norse elta (“to chase, hunt, knead”), from Proto-Germanic *alatjaną (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to drive, move, go”). Cognate with Danish ælte (“to knead”), Swedish älta (“to dwell upon, brood, stir, knead”), Norwegian elte (“to knead”), Norwegian elta (“to pursue, plod”), Icelandic elta (“to chase”).
Verb
[edit]elt (third-person singular simple present elts, present participle elting, simple past and past participle elted)
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
- Du's eltin dat creature to death, boy!?
- Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Dictionary of the Scot Language
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
- Whin shü cam oot an fann me dere Wi peenie fairlins eltit.
- Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 22, Dictionary of the Scot Language
- Mi böts ir a' eltit wi' glaar.
- Sh.11 1950, Dictionary of the Scot Language
- He was elt(er)ed wi' gutters fae head to foot.
- Cai.3 1950, Dictionary of the Scot Language
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To meddle; interfere.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.
Etymology 2
[edit]Shortening.
Noun
[edit]elt (plural elts)
- (mathematics, computing) Abbreviation of element.
Anagrams
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[edit]Verb
[edit]elt
- imperative of elte
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