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malt

/ˈmɔːlt/MAWLT
/ˈmɔlt/MAWLT

Meaningmalt

Common meaning: germinated grain used in brewing

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√MARD‘rub down, crush, melt’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 268, p. 739 · scan
  2. Old Englishmealt‘malt’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmalt‘malt’source
  4. Englishmalt‘germinated grain used in brewing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English mealt ‘malt’.

Roots

  • mealt Old English “malt”

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