Kelda

Old Norse Dictionary - kelda

Meaning of Old Norse word "kelda" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kelda Old Norse word can mean:

kelda: u, f. [mid. H. G. qual and quil; Germ. quelle; Dan. kilde; Swed. källa; cp. Engl. well, North. E. keld = a spring]:—a well, spring; krjúpa at keldu (mod. vatna lömbum), Þorf. Karl. (in a verse); kelda er ok þar nær hellinum, ok þó konungr sér í, Ó. H. 187; af sannri lífs æð sem lífs keldu, Barl. 84; í læk þann eðr keldu er féll ór brunninum, Bs. i. 462; um ker ok keldur, þar skal ker vera í garði sem eigi er kelda til ok vatn í, n. G. l. ii. 248, Sks. 91, Bret. 30; útan garðs ok innan með keldu, D. n. i. 527; at keldunni þeirri er mitt er í garðinum, ii. 498, iii. 98; keldu-lækr, a stream from a well, Karl. 266: and so in Dan. and Swed. local name, Roes-kilde, as also in mod. Dan. and Swed.

kelda: II. specific Icel. a stagnant pit in a swampy ground, Eb. 266, Ld. 204, Lv. 5, Jb. 278, Dipl. ii. 1, Fb. i. 231.

kelda: COMPDS: kelduskítr, keldusog, keldusvín, Keldur, Kelduhverfi, Keldhverfingar.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

Swed.: Swedish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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