vella
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vella
GalicianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vella f sg
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, perhaps also partly from a *wellǭ.
NounEdit
vella f (genitive singular vellu, nominative plural vellur)
- boil, boiling, bubbling
- milk that has been boiled until it curdles and forms a reddish thick substance similar to whey cheese
- a stifling heat
- the sound made by a whimbrel
- chatter
- flattery
- weakling
- a small portion (e.g. of coffee)
- a minor sickness
- (regional) slob
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną.
VerbEdit
vella (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vall, third-person plural past indicative ullu, supine ollið)
- to bubble, to boil, to simmer
- to flow, to well up, to stream
- (with preposition í) to be crawling with
- to chatter
- to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel
ConjugationEdit
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vella | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
ollið | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vellandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég vell | við vellum | present (nútíð) |
ég velli | við vellum |
þú vellur | þið vellið | þú vellir | þið vellið | ||
hann, hún, það vellur | þeir, þær, þau vella | hann, hún, það velli | þeir, þær, þau velli | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég vall | við ullum | past (þátíð) |
ég ylli | við yllum |
þú vallst | þið ulluð | þú yllir | þið ylluð | ||
hann, hún, það vall | þeir, þær, þau ullu | hann, hún, það ylli | þeir, þær, þau yllu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
vell (þú) | vellið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
velltu | velliði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.
VerbEdit
vella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velldi, supine vellt)
- (transitive, with accusative) to boil, cause to simmer
- to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel (also figuratively in vella graut, literally “boil porridge”)
ConjugationEdit
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vella | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
vellt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vellandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég velli | við vellum | present (nútíð) |
ég velli | við vellum |
þú vellir | þið vellið | þú vellir | þið vellið | ||
hann, hún, það vellir | þeir, þær, þau vella | hann, hún, það velli | þeir, þær, þau velli | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég velldi | við velldum | past (þátíð) |
ég velldi | við velldum |
þú velldir | þið vellduð | þú velldir | þið vellduð | ||
hann, hún, það velldi | þeir, þær, þau velldu | hann, hún, það velldi | þeir, þær, þau velldu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
vell (þú) | vellið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
velldu | velliði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
velldur | velld | vellt | velldir | velldar | velld | |
accusative (þolfall) |
velldan | vellda | vellt | vellda | velldar | velld | |
dative (þágufall) |
velldum | velldri | velldu | velldum | velldum | velldum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
vellds | velldrar | vellds | velldra | velldra | velldra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
velldi | vellda | vellda | velldu | velldu | velldu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
vellda | velldu | vellda | velldu | velldu | velldu | |
dative (þágufall) |
vellda | velldu | vellda | velldu | velldu | velldu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
vellda | velldu | vellda | velldu | velldu | velldu |
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse vella. Akin to English well.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vella (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)
ReferencesEdit
- “vella” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.
NounEdit
vella f
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: vella
ReferencesEdit
- vella in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną (“to well up”).
VerbEdit
vella (singular past indicative vall, plural past indicative ullu, past participle ollinn)
- (intransitive) to be in a state of ebullition, boil
- to well up, swarm
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | vella | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vellandi | |
past participle | ollinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vell | vall |
2nd-person singular | vellr | vallt |
3rd-person singular | vellr | vall |
1st-person plural | vellum | ullum |
2nd-person plural | vellið | ulluð |
3rd-person plural | vella | ullu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vella | ylla |
2nd-person singular | vellir | yllir |
3rd-person singular | velli | ylli |
1st-person plural | vellim | yllim |
2nd-person plural | vellið | yllið |
3rd-person plural | velli | ylli |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vell | |
1st-person plural | vellum | |
2nd-person plural | vellið |
infinitive | vellask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vellandisk | |
past participle | ollizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vellumk | ullumk |
2nd-person singular | vellsk | vallzk |
3rd-person singular | vellsk | vallsk |
1st-person plural | vellumsk | ullumsk |
2nd-person plural | vellizk | ulluzk |
3rd-person plural | vellask | ullusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vellumk | yllumk |
2nd-person singular | vellisk | yllisk |
3rd-person singular | vellisk | yllisk |
1st-person plural | vellimsk | yllimsk |
2nd-person plural | vellizk | yllizk |
3rd-person plural | vellisk | yllisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vellsk | |
1st-person plural | vellumsk | |
2nd-person plural | vellizk |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- vella in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
NounEdit
vella
PhuthiEdit
VerbEdit
-vélla
InflectionEdit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
vella f (plural vellas)
- Obsolete spelling of vela