I. ˈkēl verb
Etymology: Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl cool
Date: before 12th century
chiefly dialect : cool
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol ship
Date: 14th century
: a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at glutton
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom ; also : this projection
b. : ship
2. : a projection suggesting a keel ; especially : carina 1
• keeled ˈkēld adjective
• keel·less ˈkēl-ləs adjective
IV. intransitive verb
Date: 1832
1. : to fall in or as if in a faint — usually used with over
2. : to heel or lean precariously
V. noun
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) keyle
Date: 15th century
chiefly dialect : red ocher