kald

== Danish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse kall. === Noun === kald n (singular definite kaldet, plural indefinite kald) vocation, calling; an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career office, official appointment, post (rare) call (the act of calling to someone) call, phone call [since 1994] Synonym: ring call, say, decision Det er ikke mit kald. ― It's not my call. ==== Inflection ==== === Verb === kald imperative of kalde === References === “kald” in Den Danske Ordbog == Gothic == === Romanization === kald romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === kold (outside compounds now nonstandard, officially since 1938, in Riksmål since 2024) === Etymology === From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalː/ Homophone: kall === Adjective === kald (indefinite neuter kaldt, plural and definite singular kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste) cold Synonym: kjølig Antonyms: varm, het (heit) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “kald” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “kald” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑld/, /kɑlː/ === Adjective === kald (neuter kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldare, indefinite superlative kaldast, definite superlative kaldaste) cold ==== Synonyms ==== kjølig sval ==== Antonyms ==== varm heit ==== Derived terms ==== iskald kaldblodig kaldfront ==== Related terms ==== kulde === References === “kald” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *kald. Compare with English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old High German kalt, and Old Norse kaldr. === Adjective === kald (comparative kaldoro, superlative kaldost) cold ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: kolt Low German: kold German Low German: kold, kol, koll, kolt, koolt, koold Westphalian: Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: käult Lippisch: kault Sauerländisch: kàld Westmünsterländisch: kold Plautdietsch: kolt ==== References ==== Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 5th edition