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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Koller (“migraine, staggers, sickness from drinking too much”).
Noun
kolder m (uncountable)
- (obsolete) a brain disease (or perhaps multiple conflated brain diseases) in livestock
- madness, insanity, craziness
- Synonym: gekte
- nonsense
- Synonyms: nonsens, onzin
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch kolre, koller, from Old French coler, from Latin collāre. Closely related to collier, which deriving instead from collārium is not an exact doublet.
Noun
kolder n (plural kolders)
- (historical) a medieval piece of leather armour covering the torso
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kolder m (plural kolders)
- (dated) small, simple paper kite