Define:Spelk

Scots

A spelk

Etymologie

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Pronunciation

IPA: [spɛlk] or [spjɔlk]^[1]

Noun

spelk (plural spelks)

A shairp splinter o wid^WP, gless^WP, airn^WP etc.^[1]

Example

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

In ither leids

Erse: scealp
Inglis: splinter
Scots Gaelic: spealt

Verb

Brak intae splinters^[1]

Example

The wid spelkit.

In ither leids

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

References

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

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