ölkelda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ölkelda (“an ale well”), from öl (“ale”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

Noun

ölkelda f (genitive singular ölkeldu, nominative plural ölkeldur)

  1. the name of Icelandic mineral wells, a spring which flows with cold water which appears to be boiling due to the carbonic acid

Derived terms
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