KELDA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KELDA

u, f. [mid. H. G. qual and quil; Germ. quelle; Dan. kilde; Swed. källa; cp. Engl. well, North. E. keld = a spring]:—a well, spring; krjúpa at keldu (mod. vatna lömbum), Þorf. Karl. (in a verse); kelda er ok þar nær hellinum, ok þó konungr sér í, Ó. H. 187; af sannri lífs æð sem lífs keldu, Barl. 84; í læk þann eðr keldu er féll ór brunninum, Bs. i. 462; um ker ok keldur, þar skal ker vera í garði sem eigi er kelda til ok vatn í, N. G. L. ii. 248, Sks. 91, Bret. 30; útan garðs ok innan með keldu, D. N. i. 527; at keldunni þeirri er mitt er í garðinum, ii. 498, iii. 98; keldu-lækr, a stream from a well, Karl. 266: and so in Dan. and Swed. local name, Roes-kilde, as also in mod. Dan. and Swed.

2 KELDA

II. specific Icel. a stagnant pit in a swampy ground, Eb. 266, Ld. 204, Lv. 5, Jb. 278, Dipl. ii. 1, Fb. i. 231.

3 KELDA

COMPDS: kelduskítr, keldusog, keldusvín, Keldur, Kelduhverfi, Keldhverfingar.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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KELDA

KELDA

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