spellen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to explain
  • to spell, to predict
  • to mean, to indicate
  • to spell (a word)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *spellon inherited from Proto-Germanic *spellōną (speak).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spellōną

Gloss

speak

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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