SPELDING

Noun

spelding (plural speldings)

Alternative form of speldring

Source: Wiktionary

Spel"ding, n. Etym: [Scot. speld to spread out, spelder to split. spread open; cf. G. spalten split.]

Definition: A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the sun;

– called also speldron. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition