ceald
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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