spelder

By St. Andrew ! were he within reach of my hand I could spelder him by one stroke of my axe, yea, spelder him as I would a haddock ! " he added, as another volley of shot and arrows whizzed and rattled on the rocks around them.

So there was he hingin' by a line an' speldering on the craig face, whaur its hieest and steighest.

Gul. How do you spell it ? Mar. Nay, makins, I knaw nought o speldering — I'se nea scollard.