yelt

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English

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English yelte, from Old English ġilte, *ġielte, from Proto-West Germanic *galtijā, extension of Proto-Germanic *galtô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Compare gilt.

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Noun

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yelt (plural yelts)

  1. A young sow who has not yet had a litter.

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