spjalk

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spelkō. Cognate to Old English spelc, spilc.

Noun

spjalk f

  1. splint (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: spjálk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spjelk; (dialectal) spjalk, spjølk, spjåkk’e
  • Dalian: spjåk, spjåke
  • Swedish: spjälka, spjälke (largely obsolete)
  • Danish: spjælke, spjælk
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