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Keld

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a kell or covering; webbed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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name

Meaning 2

A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).

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name

Meaning 3

A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).

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noun

Meaning 4

A marshy place or a spring.

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Usage: Northern-England, obsolete, possibly

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History

Etymology

From Old Norse kelda (“spring”).