spelt
To grind or crushTo grind or crush (grain or pulses).
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» How is your name spelt?
Wie wird Dein Name buchstabiert? — Esperantostern
Wie wird dein Name buchstabiert? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Как пишется ваше имя? — Hellerick
Как пишется твоё имя? — marafon
Як пишеться твоє ім'я? — deniko
MessDjaaf · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete)To grind or crush (grain or pulses).
Examples
22 sentencesHow is your name spelt?
Як пишеться твоє ім'я? — deniko
ruКак пишется ваше имя? — Hellerick
deWie wird Dein Name buchstabiert? — Esperantostern
Ziri is spelt with an "i."
I spelt the next words correctly.
Martino noticed the word "death" spelt backwards.
The plant's closure spelt disaster for the town.
deDie Fabrikschließung war eine Katastrophe für die Stadt. — Yorwba
Origin
The noun is from Middle English spelt, from Old English spelt, connected with the verb. CoThe noun is from Middle English spelt, from Old English spelt, connected with the verb. Compare speld and German Spelze (“husk”).
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Forms
spelts, spelting, spelted, speltedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.