milt
To impregnate with miltTo impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
Meaning
1 sensesTo impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-WestFrom 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”) and Italian milza (“spleen”), which is a borrowing from Lombardic.
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Forms
milts, milting, milted, miltedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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