Velkja

Old Norse Dictionary - velkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "velkja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

velkja Old Norse word can mean:

velkja: t, [válka], to toss about; þeir velktu Tuma lengi, görði honum þá kalt mjök, Sturl. ii. 66 C.

velkja: 2. as a naut. term, to be sea-tossed; Þorgeir ok hans félaga velkir í hafi lengi, Fb. ii. 108: impers., velkti þá lengi í hafi, Eg. 159; velkti þá úti allt sumarit, Landn. 226.

velkja: II. metaph. to waver, hesitate; hann sér at eigi mun duga at velkja ráðit, Bs. i. 623; ertú mjök hugsjúkr um ráða-ætlan þína er þú velkir þat fyrir þér, Ó. H. 196; hann velti (i. e. velkti) lengi í huga sér hvernig hún yrði best til reidd, Jón Þorl. (the mod. phrase being, velta e-u fyrir sér = to revolve in one’s mind, waver; but this ‘velta’ is merely a corruption of the older ‘velkja’).

velkja: III. reflex. to be tossed; ok er þeir velkðusk þar lengi svá haldnir, Fms. x. 29; teksk af byrr allr ok velkjask þau úti lengi, Fs. 142.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

impers.: impersonal.

n.: neuter.

naut.: nautical.

pers.: person.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Jón Þorl.: Jón Þorláksson.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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