speld

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English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English speld, spelde, from Old English speld (“a splinter; a chip of wood; torch”), from Proto-Germanic *speldą (“splinter, board”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).

Noun

speld (plural spelds)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) A chip of wood; a splinter.

Etymology 2

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Verb

speld (third-person singular simple present spelds, present participle spelding, simple past and past participle speld)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) To split.
    I'm gonna speld your head asunderǃ You worthless gat.
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Etymology

From Dutch speld, from Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna.

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Noun

speld (plural spelde, diminutive speldjie)

  1. pin

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  • → Kwanyama: oshipela

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • spel (dialectal, Southern Dutch)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna.

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Noun

speld f (plural spelden, diminutive speldje n)

  1. A pin (fastening device).
  2. A brooch.
    Synonym: broche

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *speldą.

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Noun

speld n (nominative plural speld or speldra)

  1. splinter
  2. a thin piece of wood used as a torch; torch

Declension

Declension of speld
Case Singular Plural
nominative speld speld, speldra
accusative speld speld, speldra
genitive speldes spelda
dative spelde speldum

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