kald

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See also: kâld and -kald

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kall.

Noun

kald n (singular definite kaldet, plural indefinite kald)

  1. vocation, calling; an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career
  2. office, official appointment, post
  3. (rare) call (the act of calling to someone)
    1. call, phone call
      Synonym: ring
  4. call, say, decision
    Det er ikke mit kald.It's not my call.

Inflection

Verb

kald

  1. imperative of kalde

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Gothic

Romanization

kald

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Adjective

kald (neuter singular kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste)

  1. cold

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kald (neuter kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldare, indefinite superlative kaldast, definite superlative kaldaste)

  1. cold

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kald.

Compare with English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old High German kalt, and Old Norse kaldr.

Adjective

kald (comparative kaldoro, superlative kaldost)

  1. cold

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Descendants

  • Middle Low German: kold, kolt