smylte

Old English

From a variant or alteration of Proto-Germanic *smultaz. The expected form smolt occurs, but is not the regular form in West Saxon.

smylte

calm (of someone's mood)
calm (of the weather, the sea, etc.)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's [ https://archive.org/details/oldenglishversio00alfruoft/page/30/mode/2up?ref=ol translation] of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Swā-swā scypes [hlāford], þonne þæt scyp unge-tǣlicost on ancre rīt and sēo sǣ hrēohost byð, ðonne wōt hē ġewiss smelte wedere tōwæard.
  So the ship's master, when the ship rideth most unsteadily at anchor and the sea is roughest, then knoweth of a truth that calm weather is coming.

Declension of smylte — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	smylte	smyltu, smylto	smylte
Accusative	smyltne	smylte	smylte
Genitive	smyltes	smyltre	smyltes
Dative	smyltum	smyltre	smyltum
Instrumental	smylte	smyltre	smylte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	smylte	smylta, smylte	smyltu, smylto
Accusative	smylte	smylta, smylte	smyltu, smylto
Genitive	smyltra	smyltra	smyltra
Dative	smyltum	smyltum	smyltum
Instrumental	smyltum	smyltum	smyltum

Declension of smylte — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	smylta	smylte	smylte
Accusative	smyltan	smyltan	smylte
Genitive	smyltan	smyltan	smyltan
Dative	smyltan	smyltan	smyltan
Instrumental	smyltan	smyltan	smyltan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	smyltan	smyltan	smyltan
Accusative	smyltan	smyltan	smyltan
Genitive	smyltra, smyltena	smyltra, smyltena	smyltra, smyltena
Dative	smyltum	smyltum	smyltum
Instrumental	smyltum	smyltum	smyltum

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