[spelt] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. LL spelta, of Gmc origin; perh. akin to MHG spelte split piece of wood, OHG spaltan to split--more at split] (bef. 12c): a wheat (Triticum aestivum spelta) with lax spikes and spikelets containing two light red kernels
[2]spelt chiefly Brit past and past part of spell