Kelda
Old Norse Dictionary - kelda
Meaning of Old Norse word "kelda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kelda can mean:kelda
- 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.
- 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.
- kelda
- COMPDS: kelduskítr, keldusog, keldusvín, Keldur, Kelduhverfi, Keldhverfingar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- 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.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)