I. ˈsmōlt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, affable, from Old English, fair (of the weather); akin to Middle Dutch smout, smolt fair (of the weather), calm, Old Swedish smultna to become calm, Old High German smelzan to melt — more at smelt
dialect chiefly England : smooth , calm
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots); probably akin to Old English smelt (I) — more at smelt
: a salmon or sea trout between the parr and grilse stages when it is about two years old and silvery and first descends to the sea