Middle English Dictionary Entry
smilt adj.
Entry Info
Forms | smilt adj. |
Etymology | ?P.ppl. of OE *smyltan; cp. Scot. smuil, Norw. smule to crumble. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Finely sifted.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)226 : Smylt mele under smal sive smokez forþikke.