ceald
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *kald.
Cognates
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of ċeald — Strong
Declension of ċeald — Weak
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- ċealdnes (“coldness”)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldą.
Noun[edit]
ċeald n
Declension[edit]
Declension of ceald (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
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