welter

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle Low German, from Proto-Germanic. Cognates include Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waltjan). Akin to wallow, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (walwjan) and Latin volvere.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

welter (plural welters)

  1. general confusion; disorderly mixture; aimless effort; as, a welter of papers and magazines

Verb [edit]

welter (third-person singular simple present welters, present participle weltering, simple past and past participle weltered)

  1. (intransitive) to roll; to wallow
  2. (intransitive) to be soaked or steeped in; as, to welter in one’s own blood
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

EB1911 - Volume 01 - Page 001 - 1.svg This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this term, please add it to the page as described here.

Adjective [edit]

welter

  1. Of horsemen, heavyweight; as, a welter race.
Translations [edit]
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

Compare wilt (intransitive verb).

Verb [edit]

welter (third-person singular simple present welters, present participle weltering, simple past and past participle weltered)

  1. To wither; to wilt.
    • I. Taylor
      Weltered hearts and blighted [] memories.

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

English

Noun [edit]

welter m (invariable)

  1. welter-weight

Synonyms [edit]