Spelt

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}or {Spelt}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Spelling}.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e {Spell} a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a


     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. {Spell} splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
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              Might I that legend find,
              By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.    --T. Warton.
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     2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
        spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. "Spelled with
        words of power." --Dryden.
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              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
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     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
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              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
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     4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a
        word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the
        proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
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              The word "satire" ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
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     5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with
        difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the
        sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
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              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
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              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spelt \Spelt\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Spell}. Spelled.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spelt \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.)
     A species of grain ({Triticum Spelta}) much cultivated for
     food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also {German
     wheat}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spelt \Spelt\, n. [See {Spalt}.] (Metal.)
     Spelter. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spelt \Spelt\, v. t. & i. [See {Spell} a splinter.]
     To split; to break; to spalt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spell
       n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
            magical incantation [syn: {enchantment}, {trance}]
       2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
          someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go},
           {tour}, {turn}]
       3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
          some action or condition; "he was here for a little
          while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
          weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece},
           {patch}]
       4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
          whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed
          around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {magic spell},
           {charm}]
       v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you
            spell this word?"
       2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
           {import}]
       3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
          accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled
          the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {write}]
       4: place under a spell [ant: {unspell}]
       [also: {spelt}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spelt
       n : hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
           {Triticum spelta}, {Triticum aestivum spelta}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spelt
       See {spell}