spelk

noun

ˈspelk

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish : splinter

2

dialectal, British : spar sense 3

Word History

Etymology

Middle English spelke, from Old English spelc, spilc splint; akin to Old Norse spjalk splint, Middle Dutch spalke chip, Welsh fflochen splinter, Armenian pʽelk long piece of wood and probably to Old High German spaltan split

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