spelc

Old English

Alternative forms

spilċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spelkǭ, *spilkiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelg-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”). Cognate with Old Norse spelka, spjalk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spelk/, [speɫk]

Noun

spelc ?

a splint; splinter

Usage notes

The precise gender of spelc is unknown. Clark-Hall surmises that it is masculine.
There may have been a pronunciation variant spelċ, or a related word spilċ with /t͡ʃ/.

Related terms

spilċan

Descendants

Middle English: spelk, spelke
- English: spelk
- Scots: spelk

References

John R. Clark Hall (1916) “spelc”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan

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