Middle English Dictionary Entry

spalle n.
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Entry Info

Forms spalle n. Also spolle.
Etymology ?From OE or MDu., perh. ult. from WGmc. *spaluz with consonant doubling; cp. ME spāle n.(2) & MnE dial. spall a splinter.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A splinter, chip.
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