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Keld vs Kelt - What's the difference?

keld | kelt |

As an adjective keld

is having a kell or covering; webbed.

As a noun kelt is

a thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

keld

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (obsolete) Having a kell or covering; webbed.
    • (Drayton)
    (Webster 1913)

    kelt

    English

    (wikipedia kelt)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Jamieson)

    Etymology 3

    Compare Icelandic (kult), quilt.

    Noun

  • (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
    • (Jamieson)
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