milt
English
Etymology
From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“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): /mɪlt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪlt
Noun
milt (countable and uncountable, plural milts)
- (countable) The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- we see that certaine apprehensions engender a blushing-red colour, others a palenesse; that some imagination doth only worke in the milt, another in the braine […].
- 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.
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- The semen of a male fish.
Synonyms
- (spleen): spleen; lien (uncommon)
- (fish semen): soft roe, white roe
Derived terms
- milter
- milt-grown
- milting
- milt-like
- milt-pain
- milt-sick
- milt-sickness
- milt-vein
- miltwaste
- milt-wort
- milty
Related terms
- miltsiekte
- miltz
Translations
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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
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse milti.
Noun
milt c (singular definite milten, plural indefinite milte)
- spleen
Declension
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | milt | milten | milte | miltene |
| genitive | milts | miltens | miltes | miltenes |
References
- “milt” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch milte, from Old Dutch *milta, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪlt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: milt
- Rhymes: -ɪlt
- Homophones: mild, Milt
Noun
milt f (plural milten, diminutive miltje n)
- spleen
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪl̥t/
- Rhymes: -ɪl̥t
Etymology 1
From Old Norse milti, Proto-Germanic *miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”).
Noun
milt n (genitive singular milts, plural milt)
- spleen
Inflection
| Declension of milt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | milt | miltið | milt | miltini |
| accusative | milt | miltið | milt | miltini |
| dative | milti | miltinum | miltum | miltunum |
| genitive | milts | miltsins | milta | miltanna |
Synonyms
- milti
Etymology 2
From the adjective mildur.
Adjective
milt
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of mildur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪl̥t/
- Rhymes: -ɪl̥t
Adjective
milt
- strong neuter singular nominative of mildur
Middle English
Noun
milt
- Alternative form of milte
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 singular of mild.
Adverb
milt (comparative mildare, superlative mildast)
- gently, mildly; blandly