vella
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
vella
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
vella f sg
Icelandic
Pronunciation
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)
- 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
Declension
Declension of vella | ||||
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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)
- 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
Conjugation
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 3
From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.
Verb
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”)
Conjugation
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 |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Italian
Verb
vella
- inflection of vellere:
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse vella. Akin to English well.
Pronunciation
Verb
vella (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)
References
- “vella” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.
Noun
vella f
Declension
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)
- (intransitive) to be in a state of ebullition, boil
- to well up, swarm
Conjugation
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 |
Descendants
References
- “vella”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vella
Phuthi
Verb
-vélla
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Portuguese
Noun
vella f (plural vellas)
Yola
Adverb
vella
- Alternative form of waal
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 9:
- Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,
- Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129
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