noun
Origin: altered (infl. by L) < ME sauter < OE saltere & OFr sautier, both < L psalterium, stringed instrument, in LL(Ec), the Psalms < Gr psaltērion, harp, in LGr(Ec), the Psalter < psallein, to twitch, pluck
See Psalter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also psal·ter
nounOrigin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English psaltere
Origin: and Old French psaultier
Origin: , both from Late Latin psaltērium
Origin: , from Latin, psaltery
Origin: , from Greek psaltērion; see psaltery
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