† ˈspalderling Obs.
[f. spalder to split (see spald v.) + -ling. Cf. G. spälterling a split piece of wood.]
A split and dried fish.
| c 1340 Durh. Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 38 In viij spalderlyngg' empt. prec. ijd. q{supa}. 1366 Ibid. 45 In lx spaldirlinges empt. Ibid., In xviij spalderlenges. 1403 Ibid. 51. |