spelt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.1.2 Pronunciation 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 Quotations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 See also 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Chiefly British, through French espeller and dialect nuance.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• spelled

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'spεlt/

  Rhymes: -ɛlt

[edit] Verb

spelt

1. Simple past tense and past participle of spell.

[edit] Quotations

• 1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, v 1

  Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?

[edit] Etymology 2

Unknown, but Old English spelt, and Late Latin spelda.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'spεlt/
• Rhymes: -ɛlt

[edit] Noun

spelt (uncountable)

1. A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta.

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• emmer
• farro

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle High German spalden, or Old Norse spald.

[edit] Noun

spelt (plural spelts)

1. (dialectal, Northern British) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.

[edit] See also

• Spelt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

spelt n.

1. Kind of cereal

[edit] Verb

spelt

1. The second-person singular present tense of spellen.
2. The third-person singular present tense of spellen.