English Explanatory Dictionary

balter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tumble; dance clumsily.
  2. To become tangled or matted.
  3. To tread down in a clumsy manner.
  4. To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).
name
  1. A surname from German.

Word forms

balter balters baltering baltered baulter bolter bauter

Etymology

From Middle English balteren, of North Germanic origin, related to Danish baltre, boltre (“to roll, tumble, gambol, romp”).

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