elt.
To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
Meaning & usage
To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
Du's eltin dat creature to death, boy!?
To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
Whin shü cam oot an fann me dere Wi peenie fairlins eltit.
Mi böts ir a' eltit wi' glaar.
To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
To meddle; interfere.
To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Abbreviation of element.
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