spelk
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Noun — (dialect) A small splinter, usually made of wood.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc and spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West Germanic *spelku, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō and *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). It is cognate with Old Norse spjalkir (“bars, rails”, plural).
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