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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse velta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʋɛltɑ/

Verb

velta (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

  1. (intransitive) to fall over, topple
  2. (transitive) to cause to fall over, topple

Further reading


Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *waltaną.

Verb

velta (singular past indicative valt, plural past indicative ultu, past participle oltinn)

  1. (intransitive) to roll over, to tumble over
Conjugation
Descendants

References

  • velta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, causative of *waltaną.

Verb

velta (singular past indicative velti, plural past indicative veltu, past participle veltr)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to roll, set rolling
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • velta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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