spjalk

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

spjalk f

  1. splint

Descendants
  • Westrobothnian: spjalk, spjålk
  • Angermannic: spjälk, spjark
  • Icelandic: spjálk
  • Norwegian: spjelk
  • Dalian: spjåk, spjåke
  • Swedish: spjälka, spjälke (largely obsolete)
  • Danish: spjælke, spjælk,

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms
  • spjålk

Etymology

From Old Norse spjalk, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō. Related to spölu.

Noun

spjalk f

  1. A thin wooden shovel with short shaft to thereby turn or remove flatbread from the oven
  2. A thin splint, which is used in the weave string, when placed on the boom, to retain the so-called skel.
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