koolt

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Low German

Etymology

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From Middle Low German kōlt, kalt, from Old Saxon kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. The a became an o through the effect of the velarised l in the same manner as in Dutch koud and English cold. Cognate with Dutch koud, West Frisian kâld, German kalt, English cold, Danish kold.

Pronunciation

Adjective

koolt (comparative köler, superlative köölst)

  1. cold

Declension