kelt
[kelt]
/kɛlt/
noun
1.
a salmon that has spawned.
Origin
1300-50;
Middle English
(north) < ?
Kelt
[kelt]
/kɛlt/
noun
1.
Celt
.
Related forms
Keltic,
noun,
adjective
Keltically,
adverb
British Dictionary definitions for
kelt
Celt
/
kɛlt;
sɛlt
/
noun
1.
a person who speaks a Celtic language
2.
a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe
kelt
/
kɛlt
/
noun
1.
a salmon that has recently spawned and is usually in poor condition
Word Origin
C14: of unknown origin
Kelt
/
kɛlt
/
noun
1.
a variant of
Celt
Derived Forms
Keltic,
adjective
Keltically,
adverb
Kelticism,
noun
Kelticist,
Keltist,
noun