spelk
noun
ˈspelk
plural -s
1
chiefly Scottish : splinter
2
dialectal, British : spar sense 3
Word History
Etymology
Middle English spelke, from Old English spelc, spilc splint; akin to Old Norse spjalk splint, Middle Dutch spalke chip, Welsh fflochen splinter, Armenian pʽelk long piece of wood and probably to Old High German spaltan split