walt
verboaggettivocorrente nei dialoghi
To roll; tumble
verbo
- 1
obsoletoTo roll; tumble
- 2
obsoletoTo turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn
Etimologia
From Middle English walten, from Old English wæltan, weltan, wieltan, wyltan, wiltan, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną (“to roll; roll about”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen (“to wallow; roll”), Danish vælte (“to tumble; overthrow”), Swedish välta (“to roll; tumble over; overthrow”). Related to waltz.
aggettivo
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arcaicounsteady; crank
Etimologia
From Middle English *walt, from Old English *wealt (attested in unwealt (“not given to roll; steady”), sinwealt (“circular, eternally rolling”)), from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).
Forme
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- passato
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- participio presente
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- 3ª persona singolare
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