ceald
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑld/, [t͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *kald.
Adjective
ċeald (comparative ċealdra, superlative ċealdost)
- 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.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 18:18
Declension
Declension of ċeald — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ċeald | ċeald | ċeald |
Accusative | ċealdne | ċealde | ċeald |
Genitive | ċealdes | ċealdre | ċealdes |
Dative | ċealdum | ċealdre | ċealdum |
Instrumental | ċealde | ċealdre | ċealde |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ċealde | ċealda, ċealde | ċeald |
Accusative | ċealde | ċealda, ċealde | ċeald |
Genitive | ċealdra | ċealdra | ċealdra |
Dative | ċealdum | ċealdum | ċealdum |
Instrumental | ċealdum | ċealdum | ċealdum |
Declension of ċeald — Weak
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ċealdnes (“coldness”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldą.
Declension
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