vesall

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From Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*wajesaliʀ /⁠wajēsālīʀ⁠/), equivalent to ve- (miserably, (very) poorly) +‎ sæll (well, fortunate, happy) (compare veill from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛃᛖᚺᚨᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*wajehailaʀ) and also Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (wajemariʀ /⁠wajēmārīʀ⁠/, ill reputed, infamous)). This word must be fairly old; there is no i-umlaut on the second element. Compare with the younger and more transparent ósæll.

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vesall

  1. wretched

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