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
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.)
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