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spela.

to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/²speːla/
  1. to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role

  2. to gamble

  3. to wind (ropes and such)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse spila, borrowed from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Saxon spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn. Equivalent to spel + -a.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.