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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
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              Might I that legend find,
              By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.    --T. Warton.
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     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.'' --Dryden.
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              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
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     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
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              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
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     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.
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              The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
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              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     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.'' --Dryden.
  
              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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     alt.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     alt.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     alt.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     alt.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en spell  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-imperf-pperf en spell)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spelled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en spell ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb spell)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spelled /spˈɛld/
  متهجّى

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/ 
  hláskovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/ 
  odpočatý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/
  abgelöst
     Synonym: spelt
  
   see: spell, spelling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell sth. /spˈɛl ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>, spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>)
  etw. buchstabieren 
   see: spelling, spelled, spelt
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/
  buchstabiert
     Synonym: spelt
  
   see: spell sth., spelling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ (spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>, spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>) 
  richtig schreiben 
        "He spells poorly."  - Seine Rechtschreibung ist sehr schwach.
   see: spelling, spelled, spell incorrectly
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/
  richtig geschrieben
   see: spell, spelling, spell incorrectly
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  spelled /spˈɛld/
  
  ορθογραφώ

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspɛɫd/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     =spell

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