Home › Words › S › speldringspeldringspeldring means A split dried haddock or other small fish.EtymologyFrom Scots speld (“to spread out”); compare German spalten (“to split”).nounA split dried haddock or other small fish.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brisling 65% match — A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus. vs speldring →sparling 65% match — A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). vs speldring →sperling 65% match — A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). vs speldring →spratting 64% match — Fishing for sprats. vs speldring →speat 64% match — One of the rods on which fish are placed to drain before being smoked. vs speldring →spald 64% match — To split. vs speldring →spleet 61% match — A small strip of split wood or willow. vs speldring →spetch 60% match — A piece of skin used in making glue. vs speldring →