balter

balter

English

Alternative forms

• baulter, bolter, bauter

Etymology

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

Verb

balter (third-person singular simple present balters, present participle baltering, simple past and past participle baltered)

1. (intransitive) To tumble; dance clumsily.
2. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To become tangled or matted.
3. (transitive) To tread down in a clumsy manner.
4. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).

Anagrams

• Albert, Bartel, Bartle, Tabler, labret, tabler