Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
INSULT
I. verb see: saltation
Date: 1540
intransitive verb to behave with pride or arrogance ; vaunt , transitive verb to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt ; affront , see: offend insulter noun insultingly adverb
II. noun
Date: 1671
a gross indignity, injury to the body or one of its parts