Define:Spelk

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Scots[eedit soorce]

A spelk

Etymologie[eedit soorce]

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

  • IPA: [spɛlk] or [spjɔlk][1]

Noun[eedit soorce]

spelk (plural spelks)

  1. A shairp splinter o widWP, glessWP, airnWP etc.[1]

Example[eedit soorce]

Brak the gless, an mibee blaw some spelks oot aboot ma ain face.

In ither leids[eedit soorce]

  • Erse: scealp
  • Inglis: splinter
  • Scots Gaelic: spealt

Verb[eedit soorce]

  1. Brak intae splinters[1]

Example[eedit soorce]

The wid spelkit.

In ither leids[eedit soorce]

  • Erse: bris ina phíosaí
  • Inglis: splinter
  • Scots Gaelic: sgealb

References[eedit soorce]

  1. ↑ a b c "Spelk". Dictionar o the Scots Leid. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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