Vella
Old Norse Dictionary - vella
Meaning of Old Norse word "vella"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vella can mean:vella
- vella
- pres. vell; pret. vall; pl. ullu; subj. ylli; part. ollinn; [A. S. weallan; Engl. to well]:—to well over, boil, be at boiling heat; vellanda bik, FmS. vii. 232; rigndi blóði vellanda, Nj. 272; vellanda vatn, BS. i. 40, SkS. 424; vellanda viðsmjör, 623. 12; vax heitt ok vellanda blý, molten lead, Hom. 100; vellanda gulli, molten gold, 625. 38; tók stálit at vella, Karl. 18; vellr nú ór járni allt þat er deigt er, Þiðr. 79; vellanda katli, Hm. 84; hafit vellr ok geisar, Rb. 444; keldur er æ ok æ vella ákafliga, SkS. 146; sé nú hve sá hverr velli, Gkv. 3. 9; hver vellanda, 6; það vellr og sýðr, of a boiling kettle; brunnr vellr af hita, Al. 51; vellandi reiði, Art.
- vella
- II. metaph. to well up, swarm, esp. of vermin, maggots, or the like; vella möðkum, to swarm with worms; hann vall möðkum, FmS. xi. 280; þat vellr möðkum allt, Hom. (St.); Herodes vall möðkum í hel, Ver. 40; ullu út ór (swarmed out) ormar ok eyðlur, Hkr. i. 103 (FmS. x. 380); vella vági, to run with matter, Greg. 75, Stj. 617 (of Naaman).
- vella
- III. to cry, scream, of a curlew; spói vall í túni; also of the horse-cuckoo.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)