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<< congratulations. This is no ordinary German word.
> "Gespelt" means warp thread. So "mit xiii gespelt" would mean "with 13
warp
> threads".
<< Curious minds want to know the origin of the Word "Gespelt". First of
all, what language is it? My guess is Old Germman. (Althochdeutsch,
Mittelhochdeutsch, Plattdeutsch?) Is it related to such words as "Spalte" and
"gespalten" which could describe the reed.
>>
Gudrun, I can not claim any credit for knowing what the word means! Ute
Bargmann translated it while translating the 1517 German of the modelbuch for
weaving gold brocaded bands. It was handwritten by a Sister Anna Neuperin in
the St. Clare Cloister in Nurnberg. So the word is at least 16th century in
origin. Actually, just in context it could be figured out.
Nancy
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