Lexicographical Neighbors of Speld
Literary usage of Speld
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Education by Nova Scotia Dept. of Education (1908)
"In a few words ea before r, earlier pronounced 0, has past thru e to ae (a long)
and thence to a, and are now pronounced as if speld with a before r. ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"ME speld, a splinter. AS speld, a torch, spill to light a candle. ... +Du.
speld, a pin, splinter ; Icel. speld, a square tablet, orig. thin piece of board, ..."
3. Decimal Classification and Relative Index for Libraries and Personal Use: In ...by Melvil Dewey by Melvil Dewey (1922)
"The sh is speld in 20 ways and the a in 24 ways; ie this simpl word of only 2
sounds may be speld 480 ways in exact ..."
4. Our Language: A Jurnal of Spelling Reform and Uther Language Topics by Frederik Atherton Fernald (1894)
"... ar speld in the style ov the paper exept those that ar inserted az ¡lustration/,
... Lerning to read by the yuse ov a re-speld primer and then ..."
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