Definitions For Spelk

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, Northern English) To use a spelk in or on.

References

{{R:Todds Geordie 1977}} {{R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987}} {{R:Northeast Dialect 2005}} {{R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970}} {{R:Palgrave}}

Noun

SPELK (plural SPELKs) (Northern English) A splinter, usually of wood. (Northern English) A wooden splinter caught under the skin. (Northern English) A rod or switch. (aerospace) Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.

Etymology

From Middle English spelke, from {{inh, en, ang, spilc}}, spelc, t=a splint, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *spelkō}}, *spalkō, *spalkuz, t=bast, splint.

Anagrams

kelps, skelp