Contionary:kælde

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk kaelde, from Old Skundavisk kaeldī, from Halmisk ᚲᚨᛚᛞᛁ (kaldī), from Proto-Germanic *kaldī. Equivalent to kåld + -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /cæɫdə/

Noun

kælde f. (class 4b, genitive kælden, plural kælden)

1. coldness, cold

   Ðette yrte lijken kælde neet.

   These plants don't like cold.

Usage notes

Some dialects use the alternative form kældte, with a devoicing of /d/ to /t/ after /l/ similar to how the original past form of følen, folde, shifted to folte.