Scheldt

scheldt English thumb|The Scheldt in Antwerp Etymology Derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English ang sċeald shallow, from or related to en gem-pro *skala-, from en ine-pro *(s)kelh₁- to dry out, wither.927 Modern English en shoal, Low German schol, Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll, "thin". Pronunciation en /ʃɛlt/ /skɛlt/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scheldt.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scheldt2.wav Southern England en ɛlt 1 Proper noun A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. en 2020 w:Hilary Mantel w:The Mirror and the Light Fourth Estate 408 Perhaps as a child she watched for his ship coming up the Scheldt. Translations river Breton: br Escaut Bulgarian: bg Шелда Catalan: ca Escalda f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯海尔德河 Chuvash: cv Шельда Czech: cs Šelda Danish: da Schelde Dutch: nl Schelde f Esperanto: eo Skeldo, eo Sĥeldo Finnish: fi Schelde m French: fr Escaut m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Skelde Galician: gl Río Escalda f German: de Schelde f Hebrew: he סכלדה Hungarian: hu Schelde Italian: it Schelda f Japanese: ja スヘルデ川 Korean: ko 스헬더 강 Latin: la Scaldis Luxembourgish: lb Escaut Norwegian: no Schelde Nynorsk: nn Schelde Polish: pl Skalda f Portuguese: pt Escalda m Romanian: ro Escaut Russian: ru Шельда Slovene: sl Šelda Spanish: es Escalda m Swedish: sv Schelde Ukrainian: uk Шельда Walloon: wa Escô Welsh: cy Afon Schelde West Flemish: vls Schelde References en Rivers in Belgium Rivers in France Rivers in the Netherlands