Kalda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kalda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kalda" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kalda
kalda, f. kold Kilde, Bæk eller Aa (for- holder sig til kelda som varma til verma);forekommer kun i sammensatte Steds-navne, som f. Ex. Köldukinn paa Is- land Bp. I, 420; SturL. I, 9524. 28436(se Kaalund II, 1543), i Andabu sókn áVestfold DN. VIII, 207; i Skeiðhaugasókn (Vestfold) EJb. 60. 186; i Ger-pens Sogn ved Skien (nu Kokkinn) DN.XI, 185; jvf Köldukvísl i IsL. Pjóð-sögur I, 478; Koldedal i Fjeldene mellem Valders og Gudbrandsdalene, t. Kalten-bach, Kaltenthal (se Ritters geogr. stat. Lexicon 6te Ausg. I, 747) og lignende Navne i andre Lande, f. Ex. paa Grænsenmellem Arkadien og Lakonien i Græken- land se L. B. Stenersens Reise i Græ-kenland S. 27021. Jvf. eitr.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛚᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
gr.
græft.
L.
Linje.
p.
Pagina, side.
S.
Side.

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