Pronounced: miss-bih-GAH-tuhn, adj
Notes: I knew one of the definitions, but not all of them
Yesterday’s word
The word welter, as a noun, means
- a confused mass; a jumble
- a state of upheaval
As a verb, it means
- to roll, writhe, or toss
- to lie soaked in something, such as blood
First usage
Our word came into English in the very early 1400s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Middle Dutch word welteren; possibly from the Middle Low German word weltern (to roll). I’m not sure why this word isn’t used more, but I don’t remember coming across us anywhere.
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