"spelk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /spɛlk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spelk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spelks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlk Etymology: From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spelke}} Middle English spelke, {{inh|en|ang|spilc}} Old English spilc, {{m|ang|spelc|t=a splint}} spelc (“a splint”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spelkō}} Proto-Germanic *spelkō, {{m|gem-pro|*spalkō}} *spalkō, {{m|gem-pro|*spalkuz|t=bast, splint}} *spalkuz (“bast, splint”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spelk (plural spelks)
  1. (Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood. Tags: Northern-English
    Sense id: en-spelk-en-noun-gw67gv~B
  2. (Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin. Tags: Northern-English
    Sense id: en-spelk-en-noun-iDuCm9wI
  3. (Northern English) A rod or switch. Tags: Northern-English
    Sense id: en-spelk-en-noun-f1~dTdBj
  4. (aerospace) Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg. Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-spelk-en-noun-bHgBmLJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 2 71 7 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /spɛlk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spelk.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spelks [present, singular, third-person], spelking [participle, present], spelked [participle, past], spelked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlk Etymology: From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spelke}} Middle English spelke, {{inh|en|ang|spilc}} Old English spilc, {{m|ang|spelc|t=a splint}} spelc (“a splint”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*spelkō}} Proto-Germanic *spelkō, {{m|gem-pro|*spalkō}} *spalkō, {{m|gem-pro|*spalkuz|t=bast, splint}} *spalkuz (“bast, splint”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} spelk (third-person singular simple present spelks, present participle spelking, simple past and past participle spelked)
  1. (transitive, Northern English) To use a spelk in or on. Tags: Northern-English, transitive
    Sense id: en-spelk-en-verb-Yop2oOQF

Inflected forms

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