Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
scalte. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
scalte, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
scalte in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
scalte you have here. The definition of the word
scalte will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
scalte, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Yola
Adjective
scalte
- Alternative form of scaul
1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 108:A scalte croowe coome an taak aam awye,- The scald-crow came and took them away,
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 108