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milt
English
Etymology
From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-Germanic *melt? (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
Noun
milt (plural milts)
- The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
- 1983, Robert Nye, The Facts of Life:
- Adam Kadmon had pneumonia. Friar Goat cured it by tying a bullock’s milt to the soles of the lad’s feet, and burying the milt afterwards. Adam Kadmon immediately contracted the thrush.
- 1983, Robert Nye, The Facts of Life:
- The semen of a male fish.
Synonyms
- (spleen): spleen; lien (uncommon)
- (fish semen): soft roe, white roe
Derived terms
Related terms
- miltsiekte
- miltz
Translations
Verb
milt (third-person singular simple present milts, present participle milting, simple past and past participle milted)
- (transitive) To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
Translations
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse milti.
Noun
milt c (singular definite milten, plural indefinite milte)
- spleen
Declension
References
- “milt” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch milte, from Old Dutch *milta, from Proto-Germanic *melt?.
Noun
milt f (plural milten, diminutive miltje n)
- spleen
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l?t/
- Rhymes: -?l?t
Etymology 1
From Old Norse milti, Proto-Germanic *miltij?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”).
Noun
milt n (genitive singular milts, plural milt)
- spleen
Inflection
Synonyms
- milti
Etymology 2
From the adjective mildur.
Adjective
milt
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of mildur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l?t/
- Rhymes: -?l?t
Adjective
milt
- strong neuter singular nominative of mildur
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse milti.
Noun
milt m (definite singular milten, indefinite plural milter, definite plural miltene)
- spleen (organ)
Derived terms
- miltbrann
References
- “milt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- milte
Etymology
From Old Norse milti.
Noun
milt m or n (definite singular milten or miltet, indefinite plural miltar or milt, definite plural miltane or milta)
- spleen (organ)
Derived terms
- miltbrann
References
- “milt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
milt
- absolute indefinite neuter form of mild.
Adverb
milt (comparative mildare, superlative mildast)
- gently, mildly; blandly
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smilt
English
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sm?lt/
Verb
smilt (third-person singular simple present smilts, present participle smilting, simple past and past participle smilted)
- (obsolete) To melt.
References
- smilt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- milts
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
smilt
- past participle of smile
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