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Elt
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of emergency locator transmitter. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Abbreviation of element. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Initialism of euglobulin lysis time. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of English language teaching. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
- 1 Initialism of extract, load, transform. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
"Du's eltin dat creature to death, boy!?"
- 3 To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
"Whin shü cam oot an fann me dere Wi peenie fairlins eltit."
- 4 To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.). Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
- 5 To meddle; interfere. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
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- 6 To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
- 7 To become soft; become moist, as damp earth. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
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”).
Etymology 2
Shortening.
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