speld/spɛld/EtymologyFrom Middle English speld, spelde, from Old English speld (“a splinter; a chip of wood; torch”), from Proto-Germanic *speldą (“splinter, board”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).speld means A chip of wood; a splinter. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.speld is pronounced /spɛld/.nounA chip of wood; a splinter.verbTo split.“I'm gonna speld your head asunderǃ You worthless gat.”