Middle English Dictionary Entry

spelt adj.
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Entry Info

Forms spelt adj.
Etymology Perh. from spelked adj. by syncope and assimilation of consonants; but cp. EMnE spelt to husk or pound (grain) & G spelzen to husk.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

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= spelked adj.
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