spelt

/ˈspɛlt/ · verb

Meaning

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
Of letters: to compose (a word).
(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
To indicate that (some event) will occur.
To work in place of (someone).
To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
To rest from work for a time.
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.
A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
Spelter.
To split; to break; to spalt.

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