"yelte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɛlt(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English ġilte, *ġielte, from Proto-West Germanic *galtijā, from *galtō + *-jā, from Proto-Germanic *galtô (whence Old Norse gylta, gyltr (“young sow”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġilte}} Old English ġilte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*galtijā}} Proto-West Germanic *galtijā, {{af|gmw-pro|*galtō|*-jā|nocat=1}} *galtō + *-jā, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*galtô}} Proto-Germanic *galtô, {{cog|non|gylta}} Old Norse gylta, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*gʰel-|t=to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} yelte
  1. (hapax legomenon) young sow
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