splenter

splenter

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch splinter or Middle Low German splinter; By surface analysis, splente +‎ -er (diminutive).

Forms with /ɛ/ are probably by association with splente, while for those with /d/; compare Old Danish splinder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsplɛntər/, /ˈsplintər/, /ˈsplɛndər/, /ˈsplindər/

Noun

splenter (plural splentres)

  1. A splinter; a small shard of organic material.
  2. (rare, figurative) A kind of wart.

Descendants

  • English: splinter
  • Middle Scots: splendar, splender
    • Scots: splender, splender

References

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