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Any relation to John C?

Victor Garand wrote:

keld,

1697 in northern dialect, but frequent in place names, from O.N. kelda "a
well, fountain, spring," also "a deep, still, smooth part of a river."

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From: "Lu Abel" <lunav@abelhome.net>
To: <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: [NavList 924] Kelds


  

George Huxtable wrote:

    

The English Channel tidal currents can be strong, especially off
headlands. One headland in particular, near my home port, St Alban's
Head, has un underwater ridge running out from the point, athwart the
tide. No hazard in itself, but it does powerful things to the tide.
The bottom-current is deflected upwards to join the surface current in
a series of whirlpools and kelds.
      

George, what's a "keld?"  I've consulted several dictionaries published
on this side of the Pond, and none has the word (although one on-line
dictionary did promise that if I subscribed to their super-edition it
might be in there...).

Thanks

Lu Abel

    

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