velta

See also: Velta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse velta, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną. More at welt, walt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛl̥ta/
    Rhymes: -ɛl̥ta

Noun

velta f (genitive singular veltu, nominative plural veltur)

  1. a wallow, roll (instance of rolling)
  2. turnover (amount of money transacted in a time period)

Synonyms

  • (wallow): veltingur

Verb

velta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative valt, third-person plural past indicative ultu, supine oltið)

  1. (intransitive) to roll, tumble

Conjugation

Verb

velta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative velti, supine velt)

  1. (transitive) to roll
  2. (transitive) to topple
  3. (transitive) to overturn, to upset
  4. (transitive) to trundle

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to roll): rúlla
  • (to topple): detta um koll
  • (to overturn): hvolfa
  • (to trundle): rúlla, keyra

Derived terms

  • velta upp úr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

velta

  1. simple past of velte
  2. past participle of velte
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