milt

Noun

1. (countable) The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
2. (countable, uncountable) The semen of a male fish.
3. (countable, uncountable) The engorged testis containing a filled reservoir of mature spermatozoa in a male fish.

Verb

To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪlt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: milte

Inherited from Old English: milte

Cognate with German: Milz

Cognate with Dutch: milt

Cognate with Danish: milt

Cognate with Norwegian: milt

Cognate with Swedish: mjälte

In summary

From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”) and Italian milza (“spleen”), which is a borrowing from Lombardic.

Synonyms

spleen

soft roe

fish semen

lien

liver

roe

lieno

spleno

fertilize

splenic organ

impregnate

inseminate

Translations

laitance

rate

milt

lecha

bazo

Milch

🥛

Milz

mlecz

Fischmilch

σπλήνα

baço

melsa

hom

milza

lien