Meaning of Keld | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A marshy place or a spring.
   Northern-England, obsolete, possibly
2. A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).
3. A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).

Examples

“Than thou to'nns [turns] doon o' t'left hand an' t'keld's a matter o' tunty yards doon t'bank.”

“[…] locusts and varying climatic conditions ravage the kelds, and much of the land is bad or indifferent.”

“On the outer margins of the Wolds, however, there are […] Foul Sike, Keld Sike, The Kelds, Cold Kelds, Keld Ings, The Swang (a marsh or spongey ground) and The Whams at Settrington, […]”

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