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Old English
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Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *kald.
Adjective
ċeald (comparative ċealdra, superlative ċealdost)
- cold
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 18:18
Þā þēowas and þā þeġnas stōdon æt þām glēdum and wiermdon hīe, for þām hit wæs ċeald.- The slaves and the servants were standing at the coals and warming themselves, because it was cold.
Declension
Declension of ċeald — Strong
Declension of ċeald — Weak
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Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldą.
Noun
ċeald n
- cold, coldness
- that which is cold
Declension
Declension of ceald (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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