Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keld

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: keld
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).

name

A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).

adj

Having a kell or covering; webbed.

Obsolete

noun

A marshy place or a spring.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] the Otter then that keepes In the wild Riuers, in their Bancks and Sleeps, And ſeeds on Fish, which vnder water ſtill, He with his keld ſeet, and keene teeth doth kill; The other two into the Arke doth follow, Though his ill ſhape doth cauſe him but to wallow[…]"
"Than thou to'nns [turns] doon o' t'left hand an' t'keld's a matter o' tunty yards doon t'bank."
"[…] locusts and varying climatic conditions ravage the kelds, and much of the land is bad or indifferent."
"On the outer margins of the Wolds, however, there are […] Foul Sike, Keld Sike, The Kelds, Cold Kelds, Keld Ings, The Swang (a marsh or spongey ground) and The Whams at Settrington, […]"

Etymology

From Old Norse kelda (“spring”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: kelda

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

kelds (plural)

Questions

What does keld mean?: A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).
Where does keld come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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