Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to elt
Participle: elted
Gerund: elting
Indicative
Present
| I | elt |
| you | elt |
| he;she;it | elts |
| we | elt |
| you | elt |
| they | elt |
Perfect
| I | have elted |
| you | have elted |
| he;she;it | has elted |
| we | have elted |
| you | have elted |
| they | have elted |
Past
| I | elted |
| you | elted |
| he;she;it | elted |
| we | elted |
| you | elted |
| they | elted |
Pluperfect
| I | had elted |
| you | had elted |
| he;she;it | had elted |
| we | had elted |
| you | had elted |
| they | had elted |
Future
| I | will elt |
| you | will elt |
| he;she;it | will elt |
| we | will elt |
| you | will elt |
| they | will elt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have elted |
| you | will have elted |
| he;she;it | will have elted |
| we | will have elted |
| you | will have elted |
| they | will have elted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | elt |
| you | elt |
| he;she;it | elt |
| we | elt |
| you | elt |
| they | elt |
Perfect
| I | have elted |
| you | have elted |
| he;she;it | have elted |
| we | have elted |
| you | have elted |
| they | have elted |
Imperfect
| I | elted |
| you | elted |
| he;she;it | elted |
| we | elted |
| you | elted |
| they | elted |
Pluperfect
| I | had elted |
| you | had elted |
| he;she;it | had elted |
| we | had elted |
| you | had elted |
| they | had elted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would elt |
| you | would elt |
| he;she;it | would elt |
| we | would elt |
| you | would elt |
| they | would elt |
Perfect
| I | would have elted |
| you | would have elted |
| he;she;it | would have elted |
| we | would have elted |
| you | would have elted |
| they | would have elted |
Imperative
| you | elt |
| we | Let's elt |
| you | elt |
Verbs conjugated like 'elt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'elt'
belt,
eat,
eld,
elf,
ent,
ert,
felt,
gelt,
melt,
pelt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English elten (“to mold, knead, work”), from Old Norse elta (“to chase, hunt, knead”), from Proto-Germanic *alatjaną (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to drive, move, go”). Cognate with Danish ælte (“to knead”), Swedish älta (“to dwell upon, brood, stir, knead”), Norwegian elte (“to knead”), Norwegian elta (“to pursue, plod”), Icelandic elta (“to chase”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*alatjaną', Danish '
ælte', Swedish '
älta', Icelandic '
elta'.
Sample Sentences
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Du's eltin dat creature to death, boy!? (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Dictionary of the Scot Language)
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Whin shü cam oot an fann me dere Wi peenie fairlins eltit. (Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 22, Dictionary of the Scot Language)
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Mi böts ir a' eltit wi' glaar. (Sh.11 1950, Dictionary of the Scot Language)
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He was elt(er)ed wi' gutters fae head to foot. (Cai.3 1950, Dictionary of the Scot Language)