elting

Verb

elt (third-person singular simple present elts, present participle elting, simple past and past participle elted)

1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
   • Du's eltin dat creature to death, boy!?
2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
   • Whin shü cam oot an fann me dere Wi peenie fairlins eltit.

   Synonyms:

   befoul, soil, stain, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile

3. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
4. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To meddle; interfere.
5. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
6. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.