Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To cause to have welts; to beat.
falten, falzen
(transitive)To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
put a welt on
(intransitive, obsolete)To roll; revolve.
(UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)To decay.
(UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)To become stringy.
Examples
4 sentencesWhere did these welts come from?
The whip left welts on my back.
Mosquito bites leave itchy welts that drive me crazy.
The German newspaper Die Welt has called Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, the "sexiest politician alive".
deDer kanadische Premierminister Justin Trudeau wurde von der deutschen Zeitung „Die Welt“ zum „feschesten Politiker der Welt“ gekürt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English welten, from Old English weltan, wieltan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaFrom Middle English welten, from Old English weltan, wieltan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen, Danish vælte, Swedish välta, Icelandic velta.
First use appears c. 1425, a shoemaker's term. Perhaps related to Middle English welten (“to overturn, roll over”), from Old Norse velta (“to roll”). Meaning "ridge on the skin from a wound" first recorded 1800.
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Forms
welts, welting, welted, weltedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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