splenter

Middle English

Alternative forms

• splinter, splyndre

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

• “splinter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.