Definition of "keld" in Englisch

adjective

1. (obsolete) Having a kell or covering; webbed.

noun

1. (Northern England, possibly obsolete) A marshy place or a spring.

   • 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.