vella

See also: Vella and vëlla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈve.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈve.ʎa]

Adjective

vella

1. feminine singular of vell

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɟa/ [ˈbɛ.ɟɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɟa
• Hyphenation: ve‧lla

Adjective

vella f sg

1. feminine singular of vello

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 (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	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. to be crawling [with í ‘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	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	vell	vall		velli	ylli
	þú	vellur	vallst		vellir	yllir
	hann, hún, það	vellur	vall		velli	ylli
plural	við	vellum	ullum		vellum	yllum
	þið	vellið	ulluð		vellið	ylluð
	þeir, þær, þau	vella	ullu		velli	yllu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	vell (þú), velltu
plural	þið	vellið (þið), velliði1

¹ 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. to boil, cause to simmer [with accusative]
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	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	velli	velldi		velli	velldi
	þú	vellir	velldir		vellir	velldir
	hann, hún, það	vellir	velldi		velli	velldi
plural	við	vellum	velldum		vellum	velldum
	þið	vellið	vellduð		vellið	vellduð
	þeir, þær, þau	vella	velldu		velli	velldu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	vell (þú), velldu
plural	þið	vellið (þið), velliði1

¹ 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 (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Italian

Verb

vella

1. inflection of vellere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• valle

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.

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vella”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	vell	vall		vella	ylla
2nd person singular	vellr	vallt		vellir	yllir
3rd person singular	vellr	vall		velli	ylli
1st person plural	vellum	ullum		vellim	yllim
2nd person plural	vellið	ulluð		vellið	yllið
3rd person plural	vella	ullu		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			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	vellumk	ullumk		vellumk	yllumk
2nd person singular	vellsk	vallzk		vellisk	yllisk
3rd person singular	vellsk	vallsk		vellisk	yllisk
1st person plural	vellumsk	ullumsk		vellimsk	yllimsk
2nd person plural	vellizk	ulluzk		vellizk	yllizk
3rd person plural	vellask	ullusk		vellisk	yllisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	vellsk
1st person plural	vellumsk
2nd person plural	vellizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: vella
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vella, velle
• Norwegian Bokmål: velle
• Old Swedish: vælla
  • Swedish: välla
• Danish: vælde

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vella”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vella

1. genitive plural of vell

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.

Portuguese

Noun

vella f (plural vellas)

1. obsolete spelling of vela

Yola

Etymology

The unetymological <-a> /-ә/ was inserted to separate consonants.

Adverb

vella

1. alternative form of waal (“well”)
   • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, 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 ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎^[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129