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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda.
Noun
kjelde f or m (definite singular kjelda or kjelden, indefinite plural kjelder, definite plural kjeldene)
- alternative form of kilde
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): , /²c͡çɛldə/, /²çɛlːə/
Noun
kjelde f (definite singular kjelda, indefinite plural kjelder, definite plural kjeldene)
- wellhead, source
- Dei henta vatn i kjelda.
- They fetched water from the source.
- a source of a resource lying under the earth, a reservoir
Dei fann ei oljekjelde under ørkensanda.- They found a reservoir of oil below the desert sand.
- a cause, a reason
- Hendinga var ei kjelde til frustrasjon.
- The incident was a cause of frustration.
- a source of information
Er kjeldene dine til å stola på?- Are your sources to be trusted?
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