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CEALD

  • adjective
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Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]
Wright's OE grammar
§49; §64; §72; §168; §176; §232; §299; §311; §426; §620;
Cool, COLD; frigidus, gelidus
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  • Hú ðone cealdan magan ungelíclíce mettas lyste

    how various meats please the cool stomach,

    • L. M. cont. 2, 16
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 160, 7.
  • Forst se biþ fyrnum ceald

    frost which is intensely cold,

    • Cd. 38
    • ;
    • Th. 50, 16
    • ;
    • Gen. 809.
  • Ðú ðæm wætere wǽtum and cealdum foldan fæste gesettest

    thou firmly settest the earth to the water wet and cold,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20, 180
    • ;
    • Met. 20, 90: 20, 152
    • ;
    • Met. 20, 76.
  • Wedera cealdost

    the coldest of tempests,

    • Beo. Th. 1097
    • ;
    • B. 546.
Etymology
Laym. cald:
Plat. koold, kold, kolt:
O. Sax. O. Frs. kald:
Dut. koud:
Kil. koud,kaud:
Ger. M. H. Ger. kalt:
O. H. Ger. chalt, kalt:
Goth. kalds, m; kald, n:
Dan. kold:
Swed. kall:
Icel. kaldr:
Lat. gelidus:
Lith. száltas:
Lett. salts:
Sansk. jala.
Derived forms
æl-ceald, brim-, eal-, hrím-, ís-, morgen-, ofer-, sin-, snáw-, wæl-, winter-
Similar entries
v. calan.
Linked entries
v.  cald cyld.
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  • CEALD, adj.