salt
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salt substance (sodium chloride) prepared as a condiment OE.; (old chem.) solid non-inflammable substance having a taste XIV; (mod. chem.) compound formed by an acid with a basic radical XVIII. OE.
s(e)alt = OS.
salt (Du.
zout), (O)HG.
salz, ON., Goth.
salt :- Gmc. *
saltam, sb. use of adj. *
saltaz (see below), extension of IE. *
sal-, repr. by L.
sāl,
sal-, Gr.
háls, OSl.
salī, Latv.
sāls, OIr.
salann.
So
salt adj. OE.
s(e)alt.
salt vb. OE.
s(e)altan. Hence
salty (
-Y1) XV.
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