velte

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Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution

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From French velte.

velte (plural veltes)

1. (historical) An old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛltɛ]

velte

1. second-person plural imperative of velet

From Old Norse velta.

velte (imperative velt, present tense velter, passive veltes, simple past velta or veltet, present participle veltende)

1. to overturn, tip over, topple over

• “velte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

velte (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

1. Alternative form of velta

velte (present tense velt, past tense valt, supine volte, past participle volten, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

1. Alternative form of velta