vesall

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • vesæll

Etymology

From the negating particle, prefix or noun ve (“misery”) (whence Old Norse veill) + sæll (“well, fortunate, happy”) (cf. Latin vē-, English seel). Parallel form to úsæll.

Adjective

vesall

  1. wretched

Derived terms
  • vesala
  • vesalingr
  • vesla
  • veslingr
  • veslugr

Descendants
  • Swedish: vesäll
  • Elfdalian: wisäl, wisel
  • Westrobothnian: hwällh (< *(h)vesl, cf. vesl-)
  • Norwegian: vesal, vesall
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