English

Etymology 1
Chiefly British, through French "Espeller" and dialect nuance.

Alternative spellings
spelled

Pronunciation
IPA|/'spεlt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lt|-�lt

Verb
spelt

1. past of|spell

Quotations
1590 � w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Love's Labour's Lost|Love's Labour's Lost, v 1
:Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt<br/>backward with the horn on his head?

Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA|/'spεlt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lt|-�lt

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta

Translations

Dutch: spelt
German: Dinkel m
mid
ttbc|Hungarian: tönköly búza

Dutch

Noun
spelt n

1. Kind of cereal

fr:spelt
io:spelt
nl:spelt

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