kold

Danish

/kɒl/

adj
Definitions
  • cold (having a low temperature)
  • cold (unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish kald inherited from Old Norse kaldr (cold) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz (cold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen), *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
☃️ ⛄️ ❄️ 🌊 🌡️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🏔️ 💧 😅 😓 😰 😷 🥶 🧊

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