Spelt vs Swelt - What's the difference?
spelt | swelt |
(chiefly, British) (spell)
* 1590 , (William Shakespeare), , v 1
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species Triticum spelta.
(dialect, Northern England, Scotland) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
(metalworking) spelter
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between spelt and swelt
is that spelt is (obsolete) to split; to break; to spalt while swelt is (obsolete) (swell).As verbs the difference between spelt and swelt
is that spelt is (chiefly|british) (spell) or spelt can be (obsolete) to split; to break; to spalt while swelt is (obsolete|outside|dialect) to die or swelt can be (obsolete) (swell).As a noun 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.spelt
English
Etymology 1
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* spelled (qualifier)Verb
(head)- Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?