speld

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛld/ Rhymes: -ɛld === 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) (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) A chip of wood; a splinter. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== speld (third-person singular simple present spelds, present participle spelding, simple past and past participle speld) (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) To split. ===== Related terms ===== spald ===== References ===== http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/speld_v === Anagrams === Delps, LDPEs, PLEDs == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch speld, from Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛlt/ === Noun === speld (plural spelde, diminutive speldjie) pin ==== Derived terms ==== haakspeld speldekussing ==== Descendants ==== → Kwanyama: oshipela == Dutch == === Alternative forms === spel (dialectal, Southern Dutch) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛlt/ Hyphenation: speld Rhymes: -ɛlt Homophone: spelt === Noun === speld f (plural spelden, diminutive speldje n) a pin (fastening device) a brooch Synonym: broche ==== Synonyms ==== (pin): pin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: speld → Kwanyama: oshipela Negerhollands: spel == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *speldą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /speld/, [speɫd] === Noun === speld n (nominative plural speld or speldra) splinter a thin piece of wood used as a torch; torch ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (torch): blase, blysiġe, brand ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: speld, spelde English: speld, spell, spill