I имя существительное; [ботаника] пшеница спельта, полба настоящая II [прошедшее время, причастие прошедшего времени] от spell
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin spelta, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Middle High German spelte split piece of wood, Old High German spaltan to split — more at split an ancient wheat (Triticum spelta syn. T. aestivum spelta) with spikelets containing two light red grains; also the grain of spelt II. chiefly British past and past participle of spell