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spelt¹

(spĕlt)

A type of wheat (Triticum spelta syn. T. aestivum subsp. spelta) having a tough hull. It was widely cultivated in southwest Asia, the Near East, and Europe during the Bronze Age and is now grown chiefly in Europe.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin spelta, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch spelte, wheat.]

spelt²

(spĕlt)

A past tense and a past participle of spell¹.

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spelt

(spɛlt)

a past tense and past participle of spell¹

spelt

(spɛlt)

(Plants) a species of wheat, Triticum spelta, that was formerly much cultivated and was used to develop present-day cultivated wheats

[Old English; related to Old Saxon spelta, Old High German spelza]

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spelt¹

(spɛlt)

v.

a pt. and pp. of spell ¹.

spelt²

(spɛlt)

n.

a primitive wheat, Triticum spelta, native to S Europe and W Asia: used chiefly for livestock feed.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin spelta, probably < Germanic; compare Old High German spelza]

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Noun

spelt - hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed

Triticum aestivum spelta, Triticum spelta

wheat - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

Translations

espelta

pšenice špalda

spelt

Dinkel

spelto

escanda espelta

speltanisu

spelttivehnä

épeautre

כוסמין

pirprapšenica

tönkölybúza

spelt

pszenica orkisz

pira

прапшеница

dinkel

spelt

² [spelt] N (Bot) → espelta f

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spelt

n (Bot) → Spelz(weizen) m, → Dinkel m

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References in periodicals archive ?

Under conditions of the higher nitrogen rate, a higher grain protein and gluten content as well as higher sedimentation index were found, while in turn spelt fertilized at the rate of 50 kg N ha-1 contained more starch and fat.

SPELT WHEAT GRAIN YIELD AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE RESPONSE TO SOWING RATE AND NITROGEN FERTILIZATION

It was addressed by Professor Zakia Sarwar, Honorary Executive Director of SPELT, Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director, Oxford University Press (Pakistan), Professor Mohsin Tejani and Dr Asif Aslam Farrukhi.

The SPELT Way

But when, in the same story, Piers is quoted as saying: "Yes, I know I spelt Middlesbrough wrong", he is skating on thin ice, because many grammar-ians contend that "wrong" should not be employed as an adverb in this way, preferring instead to use "wrongly".

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Fortunately, spelt has reappeared on the food scene, appreciated as a nutrient-rich, nutty-flavored and versatile whole grain.

Spelt: a new spin on an ancient grain

"I managed to train my mind to a level where I scan the word as soon as I see it and process it like an image in my brain thereby making it easier to spell backwards." His keen mind served him well last week as he went on to spell 30 randomly chosen words backwards, claiming the world record for the most words spelt in a minute.

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Llandaff has been spelt this way for longer than anyone can remember.

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Sharpham Park's Original Spelt Porridge is a fabulously warming breakfast porridge.

Sharpham Park launches organic spelt porridges for winter

Words spelt at level below identified developmental stage Developmental crwl (crawl) get (jet) Spelling Lists brig (bridge) slide (slid) (Ganske x 3) durm (drum) cwite (quite) feid (fed) floch (flock) grap (grape) punt (point) Natural bach (back) torn (turn) writing samples fale (fall) snacks (snakes) ate (at) pichd (picked) puping (pumping) tornd (turned) cutes (cuts) skalaten (skeleton) asove(observe) Written hep (heap) word sorting activities Editing kepd (kept) handz (hands) activities jumpt (jumped) gam (game) eithr (either) mixt (mixed) Words spelt at level above identified developmental stage Developmental spelling lists (Ganske x3) Natural sitting having writing samples hitting Word sort activities Editing activities Table 4.

Developmental stage theory of spelling: analysis of consistency across four spelling-related activities

The club's name can actually be spelt in either way and is still spelt with a K in the Greek alphabet, the spelling which still appears on the official club badge.

What's in a name?

"By that I mean words like `accommodation' and if you look at the title of my book, `Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary or why can't anybody spell', I have deliberately included words that look like they're spelt properly but aren't.

Words of doubt at standard of our spelling

David Scroggins of Milwaukee bought three Compaq computers for a pittance by asking for "Compacts." Other creative spellings in recent auctions include "bycicles," "telefones," and "dimonds." Perhaps computer spelt checkers are to blame.

Misspellings on eBay

Eden Organic Spelt Ribbons, Organic Spelt Ziti Rigati.

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