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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa. Derived from *kaldaz (“kold”).
Noun
kilde c (singular definite kilden, plural indefinite kilder)
- spring, fountain, source (a place where water emerges from the ground)
- (figuratively) source, fountain, fount (a person or a thing from which something comes)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, cognate with Swedish kittla, English kittle, German kitzeln.
Verb
kilde (imperative kild, infinitive at kilde, present tense kilder, past tense kildede, perfect tense har kildet)
- to tickle
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda.
Noun
kilde m (definite singular kilden, indefinite plural kilder, definite plural kildene)
- spring (a place where water emerges from the ground)
- source
- fountain
- fount
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