spald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To split.

Pronunciation

/spɔːld/

Word forms

spald spalds spalding spalded

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spalden, from either Middle Dutch spalden (“to spilt”) or Middle Low German spalden (“to spilt”), ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan (“to destroy, spoil, ruin”). Cognate with German spalten (“to split”), Danish spalte (“to split”), Norwegian spalte (“to split”), Swedish spalta (“to split”).

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