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Spelt vs Spelk - What's the difference?

spelt | spelk |

As nouns the difference between spelt and spelk

is that spelt is a grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species triticum spelta or spelt can be (dialect|northern england|scotland) a thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter while spelk is (northern english) a splinter, usually of wood.

As a verb spelt

is (chiefly|british) (spell) or spelt can be (obsolete) to split; to break; to spalt.

spelt

English

Etymology 1

See (spell)

Alternative forms

* spelled (qualifier)

Verb

(head)
  • (chiefly, British) (spell)
  • * 1590 , (William Shakespeare), , v 1
    • Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?

    Usage notes

    The form spelt'' may predominate over ''spelled in parts of North America with heavier English settlement since the 19th century. One such place is Utah.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species Triticum spelta.
    • See also
    * (wikipedia "spelt") * emmer * farro

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) spalden, or (etyl) spald.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, Northern England, Scotland) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
  • (metalworking) spelter

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To split; to break; to spalt.
    • (Mortimer)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    spelk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood.
  • (Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin.
  • (aerospace) Unusably short lengths of fiber-reinforced material, such as prepreg.

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