spelt

«spelt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, past tense and past participle of «spell» (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland; US usually «spelled»); noun (spelt — a kind of wheat, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order. tree →

2) Was the letters of a word, as in «c-a-t spelt cat». tree →

3) (informal) Meant or caused, as in «the rain spelt trouble for the picnic». tree →

4) A kind of old wheat grain used to make flour and bread. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Spelt is an old kind of wheat that ripens late. In the Torah it was not harmed by the hail in Egypt. Interpretation: Tradition says the late-ripening crops survived the plague of hail because they were still soft and low to the ground. In the primary lessons: In English lessons and spelling tests pupils are asked how a word is spelt. «Spelt» is the usual British form; American English mostly uses «spelled». In cooking, spelt flour is used in some breads. «Spelt out» means explained very clearly. Phrases: «spelt wrong», «spelt correctly», «spelt out», «spelt disaster», «spelt flour».

examples

• But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. — (Torah EXO.9.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• I spelt «necessary» wrong in my spelling test. tree →
• How is your name spelt? tree →
• The teacher spelt out the rules very clearly. tree →
• The dark clouds spelt trouble for the sports day. tree →
• Is «colour» spelt with a «u» in Australia? Yes. tree →
• Dad bakes bread with spelt flour. tree →
• She spelt every word correctly and got full marks. tree →
• The letters on the fridge spelt «HELLO». tree →
• Why, the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. tree →

note

Both «spelt» and «spelled» are correct; British, Irish, Australian and NZ writers often use «spelt», Americans «spelled». As a grain, «spelt» is uncountable. A pupil should keep one form in a piece of writing.

In the corpora

• But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. —
• He spelt «because» three different ways on one page and wrote «Wednesday» as «Wensday».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spelt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.