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单词 keld
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keldn.1

Etymology: dialect form of cold n.; see keld(e v.
Obsolete. rare.
Cold.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun]
coldeOE
cheldec1000
kelda1350
coldnessc1400
algor?1440
algory1623
algidity1656
frigidness1727
algidness1731
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 39 Casten y wol þe from cares ant kelde.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

keldn.2

/kɛld/
Forms: Also 1600s kell.
Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse kelda.
Etymology: < Old Norse kelda (Swedish källa, Danish kilde).
northern dialect.
(a) A well, fountain, spring. (b) A deep, still, smooth part of a river.Frequent in place-names in Cumbria, and Yorkshire, e.g. Gunner-keld, How Keld, Sal(t)keld, Springkeld, Threlkeld. In Cartul. Prior. de Gyseburne (Surtees) I. 48, 49, 66, Hildekelde is given as Fons Sanctæ Hildæ.
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the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun]
welleOE
walma897
spring?1316
spring wellc1340
water springc1450
source1477
fountain1490
quick-spring1530
eye1535
fountainhead1585
fount1594
springlet1661
keld1697
urn1726
spout head1733
spout1778
seep1824
the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > still part
keld1697
steady1792
slack1825
slack-water basin1836
slack-water1837
1697 A. de la Pryme Diary (1870) i. 142 This day I was at a place called Kell Well, near Aukburrow.
18.. T. D. Whitaker Surv. Burton Chace (ed. 3) 35 (Craven Gloss.) From cald keld super Camb to the Top of Penigent.
1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Kelds, the still parts of a river which have an oily smoothness while the rest of the water is ruffled.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Keld, a well. Halikeld, a holy fountain. A keal keld, a cold well.
1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 94 ‘The keld head’, the spring head.
1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 203 A very remarkable spring, or fountain, or keld it was.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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