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noun
Alternative form of speld (“chip, splinter”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To split apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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verb
To spread out; to sprawl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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verb
To spell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Yorkshire, dialectal
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History
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