"salten" meaning in Middle English

See salten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsaltən/
Etymology: From Old English sealtan, from Proto-West Germanic *saltan, from Proto-Germanic *saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-; equivalent to salt + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sealtan}} Old English sealtan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*saltan}} Proto-West Germanic *saltan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*saltaną}} Proto-Germanic *saltaną, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*seh₂l-}} Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-, {{af|enm|salt|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} salt + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} salten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|salt|c=ed|c2=te|p_part3=0|s2=selt|s3=selt|s4=selt|sc=7|y=2}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], salten [infinitive], to salten [infinitive], salte [infinitive], salte [first-person, present, singular], salted [first-person, past, singular], salte [first-person, past, singular], selt [first-person, past, singular], saltest [present, second-person, singular], saltedest [past, second-person, singular], saltest [past, second-person, singular], selte [past, second-person, singular], salteth [present, singular, third-person], salted [past, singular, third-person], salte [past, singular, third-person], selt [past, singular, third-person], salte [present, singular, subjunctive], salted [past, singular, subjunctive], salte [past, singular, subjunctive], selte [past, singular, subjunctive], salte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], salten [plural, present], salte [plural, present], salteden [past, plural], saltede [past, plural], salten [past, plural], salte [past, plural], selten [past, plural], selte [past, plural], salteth [imperative, plural, present], salte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], saltynge [participle, present], saltende [participle, present], salted [participle, past], ysalted [participle, past], salt [participle, past], ysalt [participle, past], selten [participle, past], yselten [participle, past], selte [participle, past], yselte [participle, past], salte [alternative], sulte [alternative]
  1. To salt food; to sprinkle with salt for flavour.
    Sense id: en-salten-enm-verb-P7q491sS
  2. To use salt to aid the preservation or keeping of food.
    Sense id: en-salten-enm-verb-kjx1DTxB
  3. (rare) To apply salt to the body for medicinal reasons. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-salten-enm-verb-GgeLtdT2 Categories (other): Medicine Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 100 0
  4. (rare) To apply salt to open wounds as a method of torture. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-salten-enm-verb-k-MTjiC9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Seasonings Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 14 62 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 17 13 21 48 Disambiguation of Seasonings: 4 3 5 88

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "salt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "saut"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
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      "form": "salten",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to salten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "saltest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salten",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ysalted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ysalt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yselten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yselte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sulte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "salt",
        "c": "ed",
        "c2": "te",
        "p_part3": "0",
        "s2": "selt",
        "s3": "selt",
        "s4": "selt",
        "sc": "7",
        "y": "2"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To salt food; to sprinkle with salt for flavour."
      ],
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          "salt#English"
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        "To use salt to aid the preservation or keeping of food."
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        "To apply salt to the body for medicinal reasons."
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      "id": "en-salten-enm-verb-GgeLtdT2",
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        "(rare) To apply salt to the body for medicinal reasons."
      ],
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          "_dis": "4 3 5 88",
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      "glosses": [
        "To apply salt to open wounds as a method of torture."
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        "(rare) To apply salt to open wounds as a method of torture."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaltən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "salten"
}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
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      "form": "salte",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "past",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "singular",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "salteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saltende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ysalted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ysalt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yselten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yselte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sulte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "salten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "salt",
        "c": "ed",
        "c2": "te",
        "p_part3": "0",
        "s2": "selt",
        "s3": "selt",
        "s4": "selt",
        "sc": "7",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To salt food; to sprinkle with salt for flavour."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salt",
          "salt#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To use salt to aid the preservation or keeping of food."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply salt to the body for medicinal reasons."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To apply salt to the body for medicinal reasons."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply salt to open wounds as a method of torture."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To apply salt to open wounds as a method of torture."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaltən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "salten"
}

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