kilde.
spring, fountain, source (a place where water emerges from the ground)
Meaning & usage
spring, fountain, source (a place where water emerges from the ground)
source, fountain, fount (a person or a thing from which something comes)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).
to tickle
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, cognate with Swedish kittla, English kittle, German kitzeln.
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