yelt

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛlt/

Noun

yelt (plural yelts)

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

Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:yelt.
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