"walt" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more walt [comparative], most walt [superlative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*walt}} Middle English *walt, {{inh|en|ang|*wealt}} Old English *wealt, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*waltaz|t=changing; unstable}} Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wel-|t=to turn; wind; twist}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} walt (comparative more walt, superlative most walt)
  1. (archaic, nautical) unsteady; crank Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Nautical Derived forms: walty
    Sense id: en-walt-en-adj-E1OGiVLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 15 17 17 8 8 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: walts [present, singular, third-person], walting [participle, present], walted [participle, past], walted [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|walten}} Middle English walten, {{inh|en|ang|wæltan}} Old English wæltan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*waltijan}} Proto-West Germanic *waltijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*waltijaną|t=to roll; roll about}} Proto-Germanic *waltijaną (“to roll; roll about”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wel-|t=to turn; wind; twist}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”), {{cog|de|wälzen|t=to wallow; roll}} German wälzen (“to wallow; roll”), {{cog|da|vælte|t=to tumble; overthrow}} Danish vælte (“to tumble; overthrow”), {{cog|sv|välta|t=to roll; tumble over; overthrow}} Swedish välta (“to roll; tumble over; overthrow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} walt (third-person singular simple present walts, present participle walting, simple past and past participle walted)
  1. (intransitive, dialectal or obsolete) To roll; tumble Tags: dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-walt-en-verb-Ody34yQg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 15 17 17 8 8
  2. (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn Tags: dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-walt-en-verb-GA6a~JOh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 15 17 17 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vault Derived forms: rewalt
Etymology number: 1
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