"spelder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spelders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spelder (plural spelders)
  1. Alternative form of speld (“chip, splinter”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: speld (extra: chip, splinter)
    Sense id: en-spelder-en-noun-tlEn-VRb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Verb

Forms: spelders [present, singular, third-person], speldering [participle, present], speldered [participle, past], speldered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spelder (third-person singular simple present spelders, present participle speldering, simple past and past participle speldered)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) To split apart. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-spelder-en-verb-v9nqQiGq Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (chiefly Scotland) To spread out; to sprawl. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-spelder-en-verb-eEUo8xK3 Categories (other): Scottish English
  3. (Yorkshire, dialect) To spell. Tags: Yorkshire, dialectal
    Sense id: en-spelder-en-verb-tlLsOIyI Categories (other): Yorkshire English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spelder meaning in English (3.8kB)

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