spel

Swedish

/speːl/

noun
Definitions
  • a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous movement or entertainment; activity for amusement only; a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment
  • the accessories used for an entertaining or amusing pursuit; such as a board game
  • an instance of gambling
  • acting; the performance of an actor in a work of drama
  • play, playing; the performance of someone who plays something, such as a musician, a sportsman or player of games
  • play, slack; the unwanted movement of a mechanical part e.g. due to not being fastened or tightened sufficiently

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish spil derived from Middle Low German spil (noun) derived from Old Saxon spil.

Origin

Old Saxon

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