Spelled vs Spelted - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between spelled and spelted is that spelled is ( north america) ( spell) while spelted is ( spelt).
spelled English
Alternative forms
* spelt (British)
Verb
(head)
(North America) (spell)
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spelted English
Verb
(head)
(spelt)
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.
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
Anagrams
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