Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spelch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spelch
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To splinter while being crosscut.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English spelc, or spilc (“little rod by which things are kept straight or a splint for binding up broken bones”), ultimately from Old Norse spelkur (“splints”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spelc, spelkur

Usage

Inflected Forms

spelches (present, singular) spelching (participle, present) spelched (participle, past) spelched (past)

Rhymes With

welch squelch belch felch

Questions

What does spelch mean?
To splinter while being crosscut.
Where does spelch come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce spelch

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