vella

See also: Vella and vëlla

Catalan

Adjective

vella

  1. feminine singular of vell

Galician

Adjective

vella f sg

  1. feminine singular of vello

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtla/
    Rhymes: -ɛtla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, perhaps also partly from a *wellǭ.

Noun

vella f (genitive singular vellu, nominative plural vellur)

  1. boil, boiling, bubbling
  2. milk that has been boiled until it curdles and forms a reddish thick substance similar to whey cheese
  3. a stifling heat
  4. the sound made by a whimbrel
  5. chatter
  6. flattery
  7. weakling
  8. a small portion (e.g. of coffee)
  9. a minor sickness
  10. (regional) slob
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wellaną, *wallaną.

Verb

vella (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vall, third-person plural past indicative ullu, supine ollið)

  1. to bubble, to boil, to simmer
  2. to flow, to well up, to stream
  3. (with preposition í) to be crawling with
  4. to chatter
  5. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel
Conjugation

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną.

Verb

vella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velldi, supine vellt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to boil, cause to simmer
  2. to make the sound characteristic of the whimbrel (also figuratively in vella graut, literally “boil porridge”)
Conjugation

References

Portuguese

Noun

vella f (plural vellas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of vela
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