Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ölkelda (an ale well), from öl (ale) + kelda (spring, well).

Noun edit

ölkelda f (genitive singular ölkeldu, nominative plural ölkeldur)

  1. the name of Icelandic mineral wells, a spring which flows with cold water which appears to be boiling due to the carbonic acid

Derived terms edit