# spelk

> English word · Noun · IPA /spɛlk/

## Definitions
1. A splinter, usually of wood.
2. A wooden splinter caught under the skin.
3. A rod or switch.
4. Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.

## Etymology
From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West Germanic *spelku, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Cognate with Old Norse spjalkir (“bars, rails”, plural).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spelk