SPELLED

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

(sometimes with “out”) to write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

Example: "I find it difficult to spell because i'm dyslexic."

Of letters: to compose (a word).

Example: "The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."

(with “out”) to clarify; to explain in detail.

Example: "Please spell it out for me."

To indicate that (some event) will occur.

Example: "This spells trouble."

To constitute; to measure.

To speak, to declaim.

To tell; to relate; to teach.

To work in place of (someone).

Example: "To spell the helmsman"

To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

Example: "They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

To rest from work for a time.