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Balter

name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Verb
  1. 1
    To tumble; dance clumsily. intransitive
  2. 2
    To become tangled or matted. UK, dialectal, intransitive
  3. 3
    To tread down in a clumsy manner. transitive
  4. 4
    To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair). UK, dialectal, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English balteren, of North Germanic origin, related to Danish baltre, boltre (“to roll, tumble, gambol, romp”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Balter.

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