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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spelling \Spell"ing\, n.
The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters;
orthography.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spelling \Spell"ing\, a.
Of or pertaining to spelling.
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Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.]

Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children
to spell; a speller.

Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words,
between two or more persons.
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WordNet Spelling
n : forming words with letters according to the principles
underlying accepted usage

SPELLING, The art of putting the proper letters in words. 2. It is a rule that when it appears with certainty what is meant, bad spelling will not avoid a contract; for example, where a man agreed to pay thirty pounds, he was held bound to pay thirty pounds; and sentence was holden to be seventeen. Cro. Jac. 607; 10 Coke, 133, a; 2 Roll. Ab. 147. 3. Even in an indictment undertood has been holden as understood. 1 Chit. Cr. Law. 4. A misspelling of a name in a declaration, will not be sufficient to defeat the plaintiff, on the ground of variance between the writing produced, and the declaration, if such name be idem sonans; as Kay for Key. 16 East, 110; 2 Stark. 29; Segrave for Seagrave. 2 Str. 889. See Idem Sonans.