spikkel

  • 1Speckle — Spec kle, n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.] A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself. [1913 Webster] An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied. Spebser. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2speck — speckedness /spek id nis/, n. speckless, adj. specklessly, adv. specklessness, n. /spek/, n. 1. a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill. 2 …

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  • 3(s)p(h)ereg-, (s)p(h)erǝg-, (s)p(h)rēg- (nasal. spreng-) —     (s)p(h)ereg , (s)p(h)erǝg , (s)p(h)rēg (nasal. spreng )     English meaning: to rush, hurry; to scatter, sprinkle     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zucken, schnellen” and ‘streuen, sprinkle, spritzen”     Note: g extension to sp(h)er     Material: A …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary