velta
See also: Velta
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse velta, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną. More at welt, walt.
Pronunciation
Noun
velta f (genitive singular veltu, nominative plural veltur)
Synonyms
- (wallow): veltingur
Verb
velta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative valt, third-person plural past indicative ultu, supine oltið)
- (intransitive) to roll, tumble
Conjugation
velta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að velta | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
oltið | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
veltandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég velt | við veltum | present (nútíð) |
ég velti | við veltum |
þú veltur | þið veltið | þú veltir | þið veltið | ||
hann, hún, það veltur | þeir, þær, þau velta | hann, hún, það velti | þeir, þær, þau velti | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég valt | við ultum | past (þátíð) |
ég ylti | við yltum |
þú valst | þið ultuð | þú yltir | þið yltuð | ||
hann, hún, það valt | þeir, þær, þau ultu | hann, hún, það ylti | þeir, þær, þau yltu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
velt (þú) | veltið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
veltu | veltiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
oltinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
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) |
oltinn | oltin | oltið | oltnir | oltnar | oltin | |
accusative (þolfall) |
oltinn | oltna | oltið | oltna | oltnar | oltin | |
dative (þágufall) |
oltnum | oltinni | oltnu | oltnum | oltnum | oltnum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
oltins | oltinnar | oltins | oltinna | oltinna | oltinna | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
oltni | oltna | oltna | oltnu | oltnu | oltnu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
oltna | oltnu | oltna | oltnu | oltnu | oltnu | |
dative (þágufall) |
oltna | oltnu | oltna | oltnu | oltnu | oltnu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
oltna | oltnu | oltna | oltnu | oltnu | oltnu |
Verb
velta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velti, supine velt)
- (transitive) to roll
- (transitive) to topple
- (transitive) to overturn, to upset
- (transitive) to trundle
Conjugation
velta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að velta | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
supine (sagnbót) |
velt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
veltandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég velti | við veltum | present (nútíð) |
ég velti | við veltum |
þú veltir | þið veltið | þú veltir | þið veltið | ||
hann, hún, það veltir | þeir, þær, þau velta | hann, hún, það velti | þeir, þær, þau velti | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég velti | við veltum | past (þátíð) |
ég velti | við veltum |
þú veltir | þið veltuð | þú veltir | þið veltuð | ||
hann, hún, það velti | þeir, þær, þau veltu | hann, hún, það velti | þeir, þær, þau veltu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
velt (þú) | veltið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
veltu | veltiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að veltast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
velst | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
veltandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég veltist | við veltumst | present (nútíð) |
ég veltist | við veltumst |
þú veltist | þið veltist | þú veltist | þið veltist | ||
hann, hún, það veltist | þeir, þær, þau veltast | hann, hún, það veltist | þeir, þær, þau veltist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég veltist | við veltumst | past (þátíð) |
ég veltist | við veltumst |
þú veltist | þið veltust | þú veltist | þið veltust | ||
hann, hún, það veltist | þeir, þær, þau veltust | hann, hún, það veltist | þeir, þær, þau veltust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
velst (þú) | veltist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
velstu | veltisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
Synonyms
- (to roll): rúlla
- (to topple): detta um koll
- (to overturn): hvolfa
- (to trundle): rúlla, keyra
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
velta
- inflection of velte:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
velta (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)
Further reading
- “velta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *waltaną.
Verb
velta (singular past indicative valt, plural past indicative ultu, past participle oltinn)
- (intransitive) to roll over, to tumble over
Conjugation
Conjugation of velta — active (strong class 3)
infinitive | velta | |
---|---|---|
present participle | veltandi | |
past participle | oltinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | velt | valt |
2nd-person singular | veltr | valzt |
3rd-person singular | veltr | valt |
1st-person plural | veltum | ultum |
2nd-person plural | veltið | ultuð |
3rd-person plural | velta | ultu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | velta | ylta |
2nd-person singular | veltir | yltir |
3rd-person singular | velti | ylti |
1st-person plural | veltim | yltim |
2nd-person plural | veltið | yltið |
3rd-person plural | velti | ylti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | velt | |
1st-person plural | veltum | |
2nd-person plural | veltið |
Conjugation of velta — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive | veltask | |
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present participle | veltandisk | |
past participle | oltizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | veltumk | ultumk |
2nd-person singular | velzk | valzk |
3rd-person singular | velzk | valzk |
1st-person plural | veltumsk | ultumsk |
2nd-person plural | veltizk | ultuzk |
3rd-person plural | veltask | ultusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | veltumk | yltumk |
2nd-person singular | veltisk | yltisk |
3rd-person singular | veltisk | yltisk |
1st-person plural | veltimsk | yltimsk |
2nd-person plural | veltizk | yltizk |
3rd-person plural | veltisk | yltisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | velzk | |
1st-person plural | veltumsk | |
2nd-person plural | veltizk |
Descendants
References
- “velta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, causative of *waltaną.
Verb
velta (singular past indicative velti, plural past indicative veltu, past participle veltr)
- (transitive, with dative) to roll, set rolling
Conjugation
Conjugation of velta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | velta | |
---|---|---|
present participle | veltandi | |
past participle | veltr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | velti | velta |
2nd-person singular | veltir | veltir |
3rd-person singular | veltir | velti |
1st-person plural | veltum | veltum |
2nd-person plural | veltið | veltuð |
3rd-person plural | velta | veltu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | velta | velta |
2nd-person singular | veltir | veltir |
3rd-person singular | velti | velti |
1st-person plural | veltim | veltim |
2nd-person plural | veltið | veltið |
3rd-person plural | velti | velti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | velt, velti | |
1st-person plural | veltum | |
2nd-person plural | veltið |
Conjugation of velta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | veltask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | veltandisk | |
past participle | velzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | veltumk | veltumk |
2nd-person singular | veltisk | veltisk |
3rd-person singular | veltisk | veltisk |
1st-person plural | veltumsk | veltumsk |
2nd-person plural | veltizk | veltuzk |
3rd-person plural | veltask | veltusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | veltumk | veltumk |
2nd-person singular | veltisk | veltisk |
3rd-person singular | veltisk | veltisk |
1st-person plural | veltimsk | veltimsk |
2nd-person plural | veltizk | veltizk |
3rd-person plural | veltisk | veltisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | velzk, veltisk | |
1st-person plural | veltumsk | |
2nd-person plural | veltizk |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “velta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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