spalt

/S P AO1 L T/
verb
  1. 1

    (ambitransitive) To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.

adjective
  1. 1

    (of wood) brittle.

  2. 2

    heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.

noun
  1. 1

    spelter.