spelt Definition

spell¹
verb spelt, spelled, spelling

1. To write or name (the constituent letters of a word or words) in their correct order.
2. Said of letters: to form (a word) when written in sequence.

Example: How do you spell it? That's easy ― I T spells ‘it'
3. To indicate something clearly.

Example: His angry expression spelt trouble
Thesaurus: signal, indicate, suggest, imply, mean, presage, portend, herald, augur, prefigure.

Derivative: spellable
adj

Derivative: speller
noun

Derivative: spelling

See separate entry.

Etymology: 13c: from French espeller, from German spellen and related to gospel.

Phrasal Verb: spell something out

To read, write or speak (the constituent letters of a word) one by one.To explain something clearly and in detail.
Example: The instructions spell out exactly how it's done

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spelt¹ past tense, past participle of spell¹

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spelt²
noun

1. A type of grain which was once widely cultivated throughout Europe, but which has now largely been superseded by wheat, which it is related to, although it is still grown in some mountainous regions of S Europe.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon spelta.