"salt" meaning in Middle English

See salt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /salt/, /zalt/ [Kent, Southern], /zɛlt/ [Kent, Southern], /sau̯lt/ (note: late) Forms: salte [plural], salte [singular, weak], salter [comparative], saltest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (noun) and Proto-Germanic *saltaz (adjective). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sealt}} Old English sealt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*salt}} Proto-West Germanic *salt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*saltą}} Proto-Germanic *saltą, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*saltaz}} Proto-Germanic *saltaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|salte|comparative|salter|superlative|saltest|head=}} salt (plural and weak singular salte, comparative salter, superlative saltest), {{enm-adj|salte|salter|saltest}} salt (plural and weak singular salte, comparative salter, superlative saltest)
  1. salty, tasting of salt Categories (topical): Seasonings
    Sense id: en-salt-enm-adj-m8~1MmaV Disambiguation of Seasonings: 49 8 26 5 12
  2. salted, coated in salt
    Sense id: en-salt-enm-adj-Nt2Ha97q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salte, scealte, selt, sealt, saulte, sawt, zalt

Noun

IPA: /salt/, /zalt/ [Kent, Southern], /zɛlt/ [Kent, Southern], /sau̯lt/ (note: late)
Etymology: From Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (noun) and Proto-Germanic *saltaz (adjective). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sealt}} Old English sealt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*salt}} Proto-West Germanic *salt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*saltą}} Proto-Germanic *saltą, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*saltaz}} Proto-Germanic *saltaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} salt, {{enm-noun|-}} salt (uncountable)
  1. salt (sodium chloride) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-salt-enm-noun-jQ-FRtRs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 74 2 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 4 74 2 16
  2. Something containing or for storing salt Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-salt-enm-noun-IqyuUHh-
  3. Any of a group of crystalline compounds that resemble salt Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-salt-enm-noun-Feh9AIUD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salte, scealte, selt, sealt, saulte, sawt, zalt Related terms: salten, salthous

Alternative forms

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