walt

adjective

ˈwȯlt

archaic, of a ship

: tending to list : unsteady, crank entry 9

a sweet craft, … a bit walt perhaps

—S. H. Adams

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English dialect walt to overturn, tumble, totter, from Middle English walten; akin to Old English weltan, wæltan to turn, roll

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