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Webster 1913 Edition

Smolt

Smolt

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Noun.
(Zool.)
A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

Definition 2024

smolt

smolt

English

Adjective

smolt ‎(comparative more smolt, superlative most smolt)

  1. (Britain dialectal) Bright; serene.
  2. (Britain dialectal, of weather) Calm; fine; fair.
  3. (Britain dialectal) Smooth and shining.

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of smelt, due to smolt ‎(“smooth”). See above.

Noun

smolt ‎(plural smolts)

  1. A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
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Verb

smolt

  1. singular past indicative of smelten

Etymology

From Middle English smolt, smylt, from Old English smolt, smeolt ‎(“mild, peaceful, serene, still, gentle, clear, bright”), from Proto-Germanic *smultaz, *smeltaz ‎(“quiet, gentle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- ‎(“to beat, grind, crush, make weak”). Cognate with Scots smolt ‎(“calm”), Old Saxon smultro ‎(“quiet”), Middle Dutch smolt, smout ‎(“weak, gentle, quiet”), Middle High German smolz ‎(“dear, lovely, beautiful, sheen”).

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