spelt /ˈspɛlt/
 Spell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled or Spelt p. pr. & vb. n. Spelling.]
 1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
 Might I that legend find,
 By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.   --T. Warton.
 2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. “Spelled with words of power.”
    He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot.   --Sir G. Buck.
 3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
    The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together did spell but one in effect.   --Fuller.
 4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
    The word =\“satire” ought to be spelled with i, and not with y.\=   --Dryden.
 5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
    To spell out a God in the works of creation.   --South.
    To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon every accident.   --Milton.
 Spelt imp. & p. p. of Spell. Spelled.
 Spelt, n.  Bot. A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also German wheat.
 Spelt, n.  Metal. Spelter. [Colloq.]
 Spelt, v. t. & i.  To split; to break; to spalt. [Obs.]
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 spell
      n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
           magical incantation [syn: enchantment, trance]
      2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
         someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go,
          tour, turn]
      3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
         some action or condition; "he was here for a little
         while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
         weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece,
          patch]
      4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
         whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed
         around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: magic spell,
          charm]
      v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you
           spell this word?"
      2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
          import]
      3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
         accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled
         the word wrong in this letter" [syn: write]
      4: place under a spell [ant: unspell]
      [also: spelt]
 spelt
      n : hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
          Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta]
 spelt
      See spell