balter
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English balteren, of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "gmq" is not valid. See WT:LOL. 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)
- (intransitive) To tumble; dance clumsily.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal) To become tangled or matted.
- (transitive) To tread down in a clumsy manner.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).