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kelda.

a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈcʰɛlta]
  1. a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).

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