Vella

Old Norse Dictionary - vella

Meaning of Old Norse word "vella" in English.

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

vella Old Norse word can mean:

vella: 1. d, causal to the preceding, to make to well up or boil; vella mat, Fbr. 51 new Ed.; vella lauk ok grös, Fb. ii. 365; ok vellt þat saman, Ó. H. 223; velld tjara, SkS. 90 new Ed.; hann velldi þau sverð sjau vetr í afli, Karl. 40; velldr í viðsmjörvi, 623. 13.

vella: 2. u, f. boiling beat, ebullition, MS. 732. 1, Fbr. 97, Nj. 247; af vellu sólar-hita, Rb. 478; ok er hann var í vellu þessi, 655 v. 2. vellu-ketill, m. a boiler, 656 C. 40.

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

Similar entries:

Vella (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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