spelk
spelk · spelks
A splinter, usually of woodA splinter, usually of wood.
/spɛlk/
Meaning
4 senses(Cumbria, Northumbria)A splinter, usually of wood.
(Cumbria, Northumbria)A wooden splinter caught under the skin.
(Northern English)A rod or switch.
Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.
Origin
From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West GeFrom Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West Germanic *spelku, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Cognate with Old Norse spjalkir (“bars, rails”, plural).
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