ceald

Old English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑld/, [t͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *kald.

Adjective

ċeald (comparative ċealdra, superlative ċealdost)

  1. cold
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 18:18
      Þā þēowas and þā þeġnas stōdon æt þām glēdum and wiermdon hīe, for þām hit wæs ċeald.
      The slaves and the servants were standing at the coals and warming themselves, because it was cold.
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Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldą.

Noun

ċeald n

  1. cold, coldness
  2. that which is cold
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