vella

See also: Vella and vëlla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ʎə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ʎə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ʎa/

Adjective

vella

1. feminine singular of vell

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Galician

Adjective

vella f sg

1. feminine singular of vello

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛtla/

  Rhymes: -ɛtla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, perhaps also partly from a *wellǭ.

Noun

vella f (genitive singular vellu, nominative plural vellur)

1. boil, boiling, bubbling
2. milk that has been boiled until it curdles and forms a reddish thick substance similar to whey cheese
3. a stifling heat
4. the sound made by a whimbrel
5. chatter
6. flattery
7. weakling
8. a small portion (e.g. of coffee)
9. a minor sickness
10. (regional) slob

Declension

declension of vella

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vella	vellan	vellur	vellurnar
accusative	vellu	velluna	vellur	vellurnar
dative	vellu	vellunni	vellum	vellunum
genitive	vellu	vellunnar	vella/vellna	vellanna/vellnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną.

Verb

vella (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vall, third-person plural past indicative ullu, supine ollið)

1. to bubble, to boil, to simmer
2. to flow, to well up, to stream
3. (with preposition í) to be crawling with
4. to chatter
5. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel

Conjugation

vella — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að vella
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 3

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.

Verb

vella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velldi, supine vellt)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to boil, cause to simmer
2. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel (also figuratively in vella graut, literally “boil porridge”)

Conjugation

vella — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að vella
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.

velldur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	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

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• velle

Etymology

From Old Norse vella. Akin to English well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛlːɑ/

Verb

vella (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)

1. to well, gush, flow (issue forth, as water from the earth)

References

• “vella” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.

Noun

vella f

1. boiling heat, ebullition

Declension

  Declension of vella (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vella	vellan	vellur	vellurnar
accusative	vellu	velluna	vellur	vellurnar
dative	vellu	vellunni	vellum	vellunum
genitive	vellu	vellunnar	vellna	vellnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vella

References

• vella in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną (“to well up”).

Verb

vella (singular past indicative vall, plural past indicative ullu, past participle ollinn)

1. (intransitive) to be in a state of ebullition, boil
2. to well up, swarm

Conjugation

Conjugation of vella — active (strong class 3)

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

Conjugation of vella — mediopassive (strong class 3)

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

Descendants

• Icelandic: vella
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vella, velle; (olle f)
• Norwegian Bokmål: velle; (olle m or f)
• Old Swedish: vælla
  • Swedish: välla
• Danish: vælle

References

• vella in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

vella

1. genitive plural of vell

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Phuthi

Verb

-vélla

1. to go and check something, to take a look at, to keep an eyeon someone/something

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Portuguese

Noun

vella f (plural vellas)

1. Obsolete spelling of vela