milt

Plural: milts

Noun

fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
seminal fluid produced by male fish
The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
The semen of a male fish.
The engorged testis containing a filled reservoir of mature spermatozoa in a male fish.

Verb

To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
-ED, -ING, -S to impregnate with milt (fish sperm)

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”) and Italian milza (“spleen”), which is a borrowing from Lombardic.

Synonyms

soft roe, lien, spleen, white roe

Scrabble Score: 6

milt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
milt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
milt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

milt is a valid Words With Friends word