The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pelt \Pelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pelted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Pelting.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw,
   strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr.
   pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.]
   1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with
      pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with
      hail.
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            The chidden billows seem to pelt the clouds. --Shak.
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   2. To throw; to use as a missile.
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            My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden.
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